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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
Mary Digges Lee (Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee)
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John Wollaston (fl. 1736-1767)
Mary Digges Lee (Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee) c. 1758-1760
Oil on canvas
29 7/8 x 24 7/8 in.(75.9 x 63.2 cm.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1956-51-1
  About the Artist
  Artist: John Wollaston (fl. 1736-1767)
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Influences/Attributions: Attributed to John Wollaston
Description: Nearly three-quarter length portrait shows Mary Digges Lee (Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee) as girl with brown hair tied back with blue bow. She wears pink dress with lace on neckline and white sleeves with broad ruffled cuffs. Holding basket of flowers, she faces right with head forward. Image has brown background.
Sitter's Life Dates: 1745-1805
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: None
 
 
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