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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
Louise Wallace Spence (Mrs. John Gill)
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Louise Wallace Spence (Mrs. John Gill) c. 1880
Oil on canvas
41 9/64 x 28 1/32 in.(104.5 x 71.2 cm.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1973-39-1
  About the Artist
  Artist: Unknown
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Description: Three-quarter length portrait shows Louise Wallace Spence (Mrs. John Gill) as middle-aged woman with brown hair, wearing multiple pearl strands. She wears white dress with lace bodice, and holds fan in right hand. Pink highlights are seen, some of which may have been removed. Leaves project from sides.
Sitter's Life Dates: 1844-1921
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Inscription: "Grandmother of Louise Wallace Hazlehurst married Lawrence R. Wharton / Great-Great Grandmother of Louise Hazlehurst Wharton"
 
 
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