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Henrietta Tilghman Goldsborough and Grandson, Robins Chamberlain

Description

Three-quarter length seated portrait of Henrietta Maria Tilghman Goldsborough (Mrs. William Goldsborough) (1707-1771) and her grandson, Robins Chamberlain (1768-1773). Mrs. Goldsborough wears a white cap and fichu, a stomacher, and a blue dress, posed with bird perched on her left arm. The small boy standing at her side wears a red tunic and points to the bird.

Date

1760

Contributor(s) Notes

Charles Willson Peale after John Hesselius.

Materials

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

35 H x 29 W inches

Object ID

1953.139.1

Resource ID

7834

Notes

Mrs. Goldsborough was the daughter of Colonel Richard Tilghman (1672-1738) and Anna Maria Lloyd (1676-1748). Colonel Tilghman was a member of the Maryland General Assembly and prominent in civil affairs on Maryland's eastern shore. Mrs. Goldsborough first married George Robins (1697-1742) in 1731 and had six children. Her second husband was William Goldsborough (1709-1760) in 1747 and they had one child. One of her daughters was Henrietta Maria Robins Chamberlain (Mrs. James Lloyd Chamberlain) (1736-1791). Mrs. Chamberlain's first child was Robins Chamberlain (1768-1773) who did not reach six years of age. They are buried in the Ashby-Goldsborough Family Cemetery in Easton, Maryland.

Credit Line

Gift of John Goldsborough Earle

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.