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Hans Heinrich Bebie (1799-1888) Myra Leakin c. 1860
Oil on canvas
Bequest of J. Wilson Leakin
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1923-17-26
Artist: Hans Heinrich Bebie (1799-1888)
Please note:
This painting may not currently be on view at the Maryland
Historical Society.
Medium: Painting Description: Three-quarter length portrait shows Myra Leakin as a young girl, gazing directly at viewer, her red-blond hair in ringlets to shoulder. She wears white lace dress with short sleeves and full skirt, blue sash at waist. Image has oval format on rectangular canvas. Sitter's Life Dates: c. 1853-liv. 1860 Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: None