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Mrs. Abbott Lawrence (Katherine Bigelow)

Chester Hardingc. 1855

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States

This painting represents the intertwining of religion and nature in Romanticism. While the background depicts a natural landscape lit by a warm, mellow glow, Mrs. Lawrence sits in her Gothic chair, wearing a cross necklace and the sedate black dress and simple accessories of the highly religious.

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  • Title: Mrs. Abbott Lawrence (Katherine Bigelow)
  • Creator: Chester Harding
  • Manufacturer: American
  • Date Created: c. 1855
  • Location Created: United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 27 3/8 x 22 3/8 inches
  • Provenance: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb, 61.240
  • Type: Painting
  • Original Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb, 61.240
  • Rights: © 2016 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Creator 1 death date: 1866
  • Creator 1 birth date: 1792
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

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