Provenance
The sitter's granddaughter, Maria Fennell [c. 1800-1880], Philadelphia; her niece, Rosalie Vallance Tiers Jackson [Mrs. Charles P. Jackson, 1852-1944], Jupiter, Florida;[1] given 1915 to her nephew, Clarence Van Dyke Tiers [1869-1959], Oakmont, Pennsylvania, and Daytona Beach, Florida; gift 1942 to NGA.
[1] Rosalie Valence Tiers Jackson was the great-granddaughter of the artist Matthew Pratt. His daughter Mary (Mrs. William Fennell, 1771-1849) had three daughters, Maria and Susan, who never married, and Anna Matilda (1809-1854), who married Arundius Tiers II (b. 1795) in 1828 and had at least two children by him, Rosalie and LaRue. Rosalie married Charles P. Jackson, and in addition to this painting, she inherited from her aunt Maria Fennell two of Pratt's paintings which she also gave to the NGA (1942.13.2 and 1944.17.1). Maria Fennell's will, dated September 4, 1879 (Philadelphia, Register of Wills, W476-1880), left most of her estate to Rosalie Tiers. She provided that her niece inherit "my share of the pictures and household furniture, which I own jointly with my sister Susan Fennell." None of the paintings is mentioned specifically.
Accession Number
1942.13.1
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 91.8 x 73.5 cm (36 1/8 x 28 15/16 in.) | framed: 118.1 x 99.7 cm (46 1/2 x 39 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence Van Dyke Tiers