Portrait of Miss Dandridge, possibly Frances Dandridge (1744-1758)
Dateca. 1757
Artist/Maker
John Wollaston (ca. 1710-ca. 1767)
OriginAmerica, Virginia
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 30 x 25in. (76.2 x 63.5cm) and Framed: 35 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 1 7/8in.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1975-125,A&C
DescriptionHalf length portrait of a young girl holding three apples in the folds of her skirt. Her left hand lies on top of the apples and her right hand positions her skirt to keep them from falling. She wears a green satin gown with white lacy ruffles on bodice and sleeves, and a bow adorns the upper edge of her bodice.ProvenanceMrs. Gideon Granger (Mindwell Pease) (1770-1860) of Canandaigua, NY to her granddaughter Cornelia (Adele) Granger Thayer Winthrop (1819/1820-1892) of Brookline, MA; to her daughter Adelaide (Adele) Granger Thayer (b. 1857) of Brookline, MA; to Milch Gallery of New York City; to Knoedler Galleries of New York City; to Mr. & Mrs. Sidney A. Kirkman of New York City; to Albert Lyman Gustin Jr. of Kansas City, MO; to Richard Bourne Co. Auction House of Hyannis, MA; to Dr. Frederick D. Gillespie of Parkersburg, WV who sold the portrait to Colonial Williamsburg.
1770-1771 (probably)
1775
Probably 1827-1830
ca. 1745
