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American Art Miss Henrietta Sprigg Made in United States c. 1795 Robert Field, American (born England), 1769 - 1819 Watercolor on ivory 3 3/4 x 3 inches (9.5 x 7.6 cm) Currently not on view 2000-137-3 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shanis and Mr. and Mrs. Harris Stern in memory of Jeannette Stern Whitebook Lasker, 2000 |
Gallery LabelBorn in London, Robert Field studied drawing at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1794 he left England for the United States, where he painted sophisticated miniatures of prominent citizens of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Boston before moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1808. He probably painted Miss Henrietta Sprigg of "Strawberry Hill," Annapolis, Maryland, in April 1795, when both sitter and artist were in Baltimore. |
