Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. Hugh Maxwell (ca. 1790-1866)
Object Number:
1969.53
Date:
1867
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/4 x 24 7/8 in. ( 76.8 x 63.2 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Carvalho 1867"
Gallery Label:
Agnes Stevenson was married to Hugh Maxwell on April 16, 1812. This portrait, a gift to the Society from her great-granddaughter, must have been copied from an earlier painting or photograph, as Mrs. Maxwell had passed away the previous year.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Virginia Livingston Hunt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
