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Thomas Sully (1783-1872) Rebecca Pue Dobbin c. 1840?
Oil on canvas
30 1/32 x 24 61/64 in. (76.3 x 63.4 cm.)
Gift of Mrs. Roberta Thomas-Platt
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1986-89-2
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Historical Society.
Medium: Painting Influences/Attributions: Copy after Thomas Sully Description: Bust-length portrait shows Rebecca Pue Dobbin as middle-aged woman with brown hair in ringlets, very directly engaging viewer. She wears white fichu and black dress with brooch. Vignetted background changes from brown to yellow-brown, the lower half of background painted over figure. Sitter's Life Dates: 1812-1904 Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Label: "No. 13879 / FRAME"
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