American Artist: Anson Dickinson

Elderly, Early Nineteenth Century American Lady
Wearing a Ruffled Bonnet and a Dark Colored Shawl

American
circa 1820
attributed to Anson Dickinson (1779-1852)*

1 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a sterling silver brooch

*Firm attribution based on comparison to other depictions of elderly subjects by Dickinson -- namely his portraits of Goldsborough Banyar, Sr. (ca. 1808), Gilbert Stuart (ca. 1825), and Edward Livingston (ca. 1827).

Other portraits in the Tormey-Holder Collection by Anson Dickinson
(click photo for larger view and additional information):

Early Nineteenth Century American Couple
of New Haven, Connecticut

Jacksonian Era Gentleman

Early Nineteenth Century American Lady

Early American Gentleman, Identified as
'M. W. Potter', Depicted in Profile View