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Mrs. Charles Apthorp (Grizzell Eastwick Apthorp).
1748
Artwork Viewer
In her portrait by Robert Feke, Mrs. Apthorp wears a dress with the sheen and rich color of copper. The view to her left reveals a lawn, a tree, and an expanse of sky, which provides a contrast to the tumble of blue drapery behind her. Feke has worked to situate Mrs. Apthorp convincingly in the imaginary setting, and this idealized, decorative portrait was not an intimate glimpse of her personality or her life, but a symbol of her status in society.
- Artist
- Robert Feke
- Title
- Mrs. Charles Apthorp (Grizzell Eastwick Apthorp).
- Date
- 1748
- Place of Creation
- United States
- Object Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 49 x 39 3/16 in. (124.5 x 99.5 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.42