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Portrait of Anne Willing Bingham

Gilbert Stuart1797

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States

Stylish, well-educated, and well-traveled, Anne Willing Bingham (1764-1801) was one of the most admired women of her day. With her wealthy husband, William Bingham, she reigned over Philadelphia's high society during the decade of the city's eminence as the nation's capital, from 1790 to 1800. Gilbert Stuart, who was living in the Germantown area of Philadelphia during this period, painted many of the celebrities of the new republic. He depicts Mrs. Bingham in a plunging neckline that sets off her pale skin and her dazzling jeweled pendant, which probably contains a miniature portrait.

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  • Title: Portrait of Anne Willing Bingham
  • Creator Lifespan: 1755/1828
  • Creator Nationality: American
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Creator Birth Place: North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
  • Date: 1797
  • Location: United States
  • Physical Dimensions: w24.25 x h28.75 in (Overall)
  • Provenance: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. McNeil, Jr., in memory of Anne d'Harnoncourt, 2008
  • Type: Paintings
  • Rights: © 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
  • External Link: Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Other Title: Portrait of Anne Willing, Mrs. William Bingham
  • Artist/Maker: Gilbert Charles Stuart, American, 1755 - 1828
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