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Portrait of a Lady in Brown
James Wells Champney (American, 1843–1903)
About 1896–98
Medium/Technique
Pastel on paper
Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 74.6 x 49.2 cm (29 3/8 x 19 3/8 in.)
Framed: 99.1 x 73.3 cm (39 x 28 7/8 in.)
Framed: 99.1 x 73.3 cm (39 x 28 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number58.1089
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPastels
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 141
DescriptionWaist-length portrait, slightly turned to left. She wears high felt hat with chiffon veil, coat and dark fur stole. According to Elizabeth Humphrey, granddaughter of the artist, this is a portrait of her mother, Maria Mitchell Champney.
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 13, 1958