Eliza Hoffman

c. 1830

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William James Hubard

Eliza Hoffman

William James Hubard

Eliza Hoffman

c. 1830

Physical Qualities Oil on wood panel, Framed: 28 5/8 × 23 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (72.7 × 60.3 × 9.2 cm.) Sight: 19 × 14 in. (48.3 × 35.6 cm.)

Credit Line Anonymous Gift

Object Number 1988.133

A leading Baltimore dry goods merchant, Peter Hoffman had numerous offspring, including Eliza (1779 – 1857), shown here as a well-dressed, mature maiden lady at home. The artist painted her on his travels through numerous American cities, including Baltimore, where he briefly maintained a studio. The picture retains its original frame.

Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1988; Private Collection; Robert Bell Deford, Jr. (1885-1952) and Dorothea Hoffman Deford (1890-1975); Samuel (1782-1852) and Elizabeth Rebecca Becker Curzon Hoffman (1796-1880), Baltimore, MD likely by descent; Henry Thomas (1816-1893) and Harriet Emily Hoffman Weld (1812-1892)(m. 1843), Mt. Savage, MD likely by descent or by gift; Jeremiah (1777-1834) and (m. 1814) Emily Tilghman Hoffman (1790-1813), Baltimore, MD likely by commission

BMA, "Maryland Collects: American Paintings 1750-1900," April 17-June 12, 1988

Inscribed: Inscribed, center, verso: "ELIZA HOFFMAN / 1779-1857 / PAINTED by / WM. J. HUBARD / DAUGHTER OF / PETER HOFFMAN II / & / MARY DOROTHEA HOFFMAN / NEE / LLOYD - NEE STIRLIN"