Thursday, January 2, 2014

Mrs. Elizabeth Dunlap (1768-1848)

Elizabeth Woolsey, from an old conservative New York family,  married William Dunlap in 1789. William who was a multifaceted artist and was also involved in the theater, traveled continuously and painted this portrait of his wife perhaps as a surrogate during his long absences. Completed December 2011. Sold.

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