Half-length, three-quarter view portrait of Mary Anne Jewins Burnett (Mrs. Charles Burnett) in a white gown with an empire waistline. Light-colored hair appears from under her white cap and she wears a large, burgundy jewel on the sheer portion of her dress. The artist Joshua Johnson was the first African American painter to make his…

Mary Ann Jewins Burnett (1776-1838)

Description

Half-length, three-quarter view portrait of Mary Anne Jewins Burnett (Mrs. Charles Burnett) in a white gown with an empire waistline. Light-colored hair appears from under her white cap and she wears a large, burgundy jewel on the sheer portion of her dress. The artist Joshua Johnson was the first African American painter to make his living as an artist.

Creator

Johnson, Joshua, active 1796-1824

Date

circa 1812

Materials

Oil on canvas

Object ID

2002.1.2

Accession Number

2002.1

Resource ID

2343

Credit Line

Purchased through a fund established to honor the 50th birthday of Stiles T. Colwill, from the Estate of Francis Travers Singleton Brown

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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