Artist/Maker
Asher B. Durand
(American, 1796 – 1886)
Depicted
Rachel Post Durand
(1758 – 1832)
Mrs. John Durand (Rachel Meyer Post, 1758–1832)
ca. 1822
Oil on wood panel
Unframed: 12 × 9 3/4 in. (30.5 × 24.8 cm)
Framed: 17 1/2 × 15 3/8 × 2 5/8 in. (44.5 × 39.1 × 6.7 cm)
Framed: 17 1/2 × 15 3/8 × 2 5/8 in. (44.5 × 39.1 × 6.7 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Lucy Maria Durand Woodman
1907.6
Rachel (Meyer) Post Durand was the mother of Asher B. Durand. This portrait, a gift to the Society from the subject's granddaughter, is thought to be one of the first portraits painted by the artist.
SignedSigned on verso: "A. B. D. Portrait of Mother"
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