Mrs. Emanuel Jones III (nee Mary Cooke Booth)
Artist
Felix Thomas Sharples
(American, 1786-1844)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1812-1818
MediumPastel on paper
Dimensions9 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (23.8 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kathleen Brock Heilig
Object number2024.15
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a pastel portrait on paper of a woman, seated with her arms crossed and holding a book in one hand. She wears a simple black dress, white shawl, and white bonnet.Label TextFelix Thomas Sharples American, 1786-1844 Mrs. Emanuel Jones III (nee Mary Cooke Booth), ca. 1812-1818 Pastel on paper 9 3/8 x 7 ½ inches Gift of Kathleen Brock Heilig Exhibition HistoryThe pastel is not known to have been exhibited. It is documented in the MESDA object database, Photo Number S-3610.Published ReferencesAlice E. A. Hunt, “Notes and Queries,” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 59, no. 2 (April, 1951), 216-224
