Artist/Maker
William Sidney Mount
(American, 1807 – 1868)
Depicted
Maria Van Tassel Hood
(American, 1824 – 1900)
Mrs. Andrew Hood (Maria Louise Van Tassel, 1824–1900)
1863
Oil on canvas
Overall: 30 × 25 in. (76.2 × 63.5 cm)
Gift of Anne C. Hood
1941.640
Maria Louise Van Tassel, the daughter of James and Catherine (Fowler) Van Tassel, became the second wife of Andrew Hood in 1849. Her portrait was a gift to the New-York Historical Society from her daughter.
Markingssignature and date: on back: "Portrait of Mrs. Andrew Hood. By Wm. S. Mount. June 1863"
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