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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
Mary Virginia Simpson Wylie (Mrs. William Alexander Wylie)
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Waldemar Dieterich
Mary Virginia Simpson Wylie (Mrs. William Alexander Wylie) 1880
Oil on canvas
20 5/64 x 16 1/16 in.(51.0 x 40.8 cm.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1965-82-1
  About the Artist
  Artist: Waldemar Dieterich
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Influences/Attributions: Waldemar Dieterich?
Description: Bust portrait shows Mary Virginia Simpson Wylie (Mrs. William Alexander Wylie): a woman with dark hair pulled away from her face, facing left with head to right. She wears light blue dress with satin ribbon trim and white lace collar, red and gold brooch at neck, and red and gold dangle earrings. Image has brown background.
Sitter's Life Dates: 1854-1925
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Inscription: "Mrs. William Alexander Wiley / Mary Virginia Simpson / Born Sept. 15. 1854 Died Sept 1925 / Sept 28th / D.Y. Conrad"
 
 
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