Painting
- Title:
- Willis Duer Thompson, III
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1997.004.01
- Creator:
- Foster, Ethel Robinson (1881-1963)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1934
- Description:
- Portrait of Willis Duer Thompson, III (1929-1997), by Ethel Robinson Foster (1881-1963), 1934. Oil on canvas; oval canvas. Depicts a boy, approximately age 6, with blue eyes, blonde hair, fair complexion, and rosy cheeks. Child is wearing a light blue jacket with white collar. Green and tan background. Signed lower left, green paint, "ERF / 34". Written on back of canvas in red ink: "Willis Duer Thompson III / 1934". Written on back of stretcher in black: "Artist: / Ethel R. Foster, 1934 / Concord, N.H.", and "Ethel Robinson Foster / 1881-1963". Back of frame incised: "D_34 / Thulin" and "2693". Molded oval gilded frame with wavy line interior.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- H-21 W-17 inches
- Provenance:
- Willis Duer Thompson, 3rd (1929-1997) -- Concord, N.H.
Ethel Robinson Foster (1881-1963) -- Concord, N.H. Portrait painter. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Willis Duer Thompson III
- Subjects:
- Children, Childhood & youth, Children's clothing & dress
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