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Elizabeth Brooke Carroll (Mrs. Charles Carroll)
Public Domain

John Wollaston

Elizabeth Brooke Carroll (Mrs. Charles Carroll)

1758

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John Wollaston

Elizabeth Brooke Carroll (Mrs. Charles Carroll)

1758

Physical Qualities Oil on canvas, Unframed: 50 1/2 × 38 5/8 in. (128.3 × 98.1 cm.)
Credit Line Bequest of Caroline Dexter Pennington, Baltimore
Object Number 1994.196
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1994; Caroline Dexter “Kid” Pennington (1895-1994), Baltimore, MD by descent, 1962; Robert Goodloe Harper (1854-1920) and Caroline De Wolf Theobald Pennington (later Mrs. Williams)(1870-1962)(m. 1888), Baltimore, MD likely by descent, 1913; William Clapham (1829-1913) and Emily Louisa Harper Pennington (1835-1908)(m. 1853), Baltimore, MD likely by descent, 1867; Charles Carroll (1802-1837) and Charlotte Hutchinson Chiffelle Carroll Harper (1807-1867)(m. 1827), Baltimore, MD likely by descent, 1861; Robert Goodloe (1765–1825) and Catharine "Kitty" Carroll Harper (1778-1861)(m. 1801), Baltimore, MD likely by descent, 1832; Charles (1737-1832) and Mary "Molly" Darnall Carroll (1749-1782) (m. 1768), Annapolis, MD by descent, Charles (1702-1782) and Elizabeth Brooke Carroll (1709-1761)(m. 1757), Annapolis, MD by commission, 1753-1754

Inscribed: Canvas face and verso clean. Stretcher clean. FRAME VERSO: Labels - UC, (large type/printed), 'MRS.CHARLES CARROLL/1709-1761/Mother of Signer of Declaration of/Independence/By John Wollaston/operavit circa 1758' also (handwritten on same label), BL, partially torn '107(?)'; sticker, US '(7)3/38'; BR, blue label handwritten in ink, torn and illegible; UL, sticker (printed) 'PITT & SCOTT LTD/LONDON/D/2092' and handwritten on same label in pen) '1413'; handwritten (white chalk) UC at L and R, 'TOP'; (pencil) UR of C, twice, '73/38'

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John Wollaston

English, c. 1710-after 1775

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