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Mrs. Solomon Etting

Description

Half-length seated frontal portrait of Rachel Gratz Etting (Mrs. Solomon Etting, 1764-1831) as a middle-aged woman with dark curly hair covered in lacy cap. She wears a steel blue dress with a square neckline, a pendant, a transparent fichu and elaborate lace shawl.

Date

circa 1810

Materials

Oil on canvas

Object ID

1920.35.2

Resource ID

5037

Credit Line

Gift of Eleanor S. Cohen

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.