Artist/Maker
Alexander Anderson
(1775 - 1870)
Depicted
Sarah Joyce
Mrs. Sarah Joyce
ca. 1795–1798
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on paper inlaid into a larger sheet
Overall: 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (8.3 × 6 cm)
Mat: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Mat: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
1912.18
The subject of this portrait was the grandmother of the artist. The date inscribed is probably not accurate, for in 1787 Anderson would have only been twelve years old. It is more likely that this sketch was made ca. 1795, for the artist made other similar sketches of members of his family at that time.
DescriptionPortrait: The artist's grandmotherMarkingsInscribed: at bottom: "Mrs. Sarah Joyce 1787."
InscribedInscribed along lower border in black ink: "Mrs. Sarah Joyce"; in graphite: "1787"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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