Mrs. Winfield Scott

Durand, Asher Brown (1796-1886)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1831
Height:
96.4 cm  (37 15/16 in.)
Width:
68.6 cm  (27 in.)
Signature: [at lower left]: A.B.D. / 1831
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    American Paintings and Sculpture[Museum inv. no.: 65.69]Gift of Mrs. John C. Newington, 1965

Description

Portrait of Mrs. Winfield Scott (Maria D. Mayo, 1787–1862), who was an accomplished harpist and singer. Her arm resting on a table, she holds a white flower in her right hand and a red flower of the same type lays on the table.

People as subjects

Scott, Mrs. Winfield (1787–1862) (Musician portrait)
Mayo, Maria D. (1787–1862) (Musician portrait)

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Image URLs

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Notes

Mrs Winfield Scott was married to Winfield Scott (1817), a military hero of the War of 1812. She was also an amateur poet.

RIdIM record id

3214