Image photographed and color corrected by Pat Cagney.

The Wedding Night

Artist Benjamin C. Gladding (American, 1825-1914)

CultureAmerican

Date1869

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 29 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (75.6 x 64.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 33 x 28 1/4 in. (83.8 x 71.8 cm)

SignedSigned bottom right corner, above title inscription: "Benj. Gladding / Prov. R.I. / 1869"

InscribedBottom edge: "THE WEDDING NIGHT"

Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Object number81.176.3

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DescriptionOil on canvas painting showing a man on his knees, untying a woman's corset dress. Both figures are shown from the side, facing to the left of the painting; the man faces the woman in profile, while the woman looks towards the viewer, over her left shoulder. Behind the pair are a canopy bed, and on the left of the picture is a fireplace. "THE WEDDING NIGHT" is painted along the bottom of the work, with artist signature and date above the letter T in "night."

Exhibition History"Making and Meaning: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art Collection," Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 1 - August 11, 2013.