Portrait of a Lady (Possibly Hannah Stillman)
The information that accompanied this portrait suggests that it may represent Hannah Stillman, daughter of George and Jane Pickering Stillman of Wethersfield, Connecticut. She was married to Neil McLean, a Hartford physician, in 1737. As is often the case, the source for the composition is an English mezzotint, the Countess of Ranelagh by John Smith after Sir Godfrey Kneller. The artist has modified the young, attractive countess painted by Kneller to suggest the sitter’s role as a middle-aged, highly respectable woman.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of a Lady (Possibly Hannah Stillman)
- Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Pieter Vanderlyn (ca. 1687–1778)
- Date: 1720–30
- Culture: American
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (74.9 x 62.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1972
- Object Number: 1972.263.4
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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