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James Earl

Portrait of Mehitabel Knight Dexter
Now On View

Description

Maker

James Earl (American, 1761-1796)

Title

Portrait of Mehitabel Knight Dexter

Year

ca. 1794

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

66.7 x 54 cm (26 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

23.346

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Nicole Eisenman
Tonight We Are Going Out And We Are All Getting Hammered
Nov 01, 2019 – May 01, 2021
18th and 19th-Century American Galleries
Jun 19, 2015
Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015

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James Earl (American, 1761-1796)
Portrait of Mehitabel Knight Dexter, ca. 1794
Oil on canvas
66.7 x 54 cm (26 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches)
Jesse Metcalf Fund 23.346

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