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Henry Benbridge

Portrait of Anne Brindley, 1776

Description

Maker

  • Henry Benbridge, 1743-1812, American

Title

Portrait of Anne Brindley

Year

1776

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 inches)

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of the Wunsch Foundation, Inc.

Object Number

1991.142

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Nicole Eisenman

November 1, 2019 - May 1, 2021

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

Returning from study in Italy and London, the Philadelphia-born Benbridge used letters of reference from well-known Americans abroad, Benjamin West and Benjamin Franklin, to attract patrons in his newly adopted home of South Carolina. Anne Brindley was six years old when her parents commissioned this portrait. Her direct gaze and pointing hand refer the viewer to something beyond the frame, most likely a pendant portrait of her twin sister, Mary.

The rabbit on Anne’s lap may be a pet or an emblem. Signifying fertility and love, rabbits were popular motifs in colonial American portraits of children.

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