Double Portrait - Husband and Wife
Artist
William Matthew Prior
(American, 1806 - 1873)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1850
MediumOil on board
DimensionsOverall: 22 5/8 x 16 13/16 in. (57.5 x 42.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number74.6.1
Not on view
DescriptionPortrait of a husband and wife, framed by a red curatin. She wears a brown dress with a white collar and gold broach at the center. Her hair is up and she has gold earrings. He wears a black suit with a white shirt and black tie. He has brown hair and a beard.ProvenanceThis painting was found in New York State, and purchased from Lawrence J. Ullman in 1948.Exhibition History"Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, Va., March 1 - July 4, 1976.
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Late Dynasty 5-early Dynasty 6, reigns of Unas or Pepy I, 2375-2287 B.C.E.
