Oil on canvas portrait painting of Ellen Ward Gilmor (Mrs. Robert Gilmor III) (1811-1880), 1839, by William Edward West. Ellen was born in Cecil County to the Hon. William Henry Ward, Jr. (1785-1827) and Maria Reading Ward (1787-1863). Her father was an Associate Judge for the 6th Judicial District, which represented Baltimore and Harford Counties.…

Ellen Ward Gilmor (Mrs. Robert Gilmor III)

Description

Oil on canvas portrait painting of Ellen Ward Gilmor (Mrs. Robert Gilmor III) (1811-1880), 1839, by William Edward West. Ellen was born in Cecil County to the Hon. William Henry Ward, Jr. (1785-1827) and Maria Reading Ward (1787-1863). Her father was an Associate Judge for the 6th Judicial District, which represented Baltimore and Harford Counties. In 1832, she married Harvard graduate and farmer Robert Gilmor III (1808-1875). They lived at "Glen Ellen", a 1,000 acre property north of Towson, Maryland, and had eleven children.

Creator

West, William Edward, 1788-1857

Date

1839

Dimensions

24.5 x 30 inches

Object ID

1971.92.1

Resource ID

7875

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Thomas C. Buchanan

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.