William Morris Hunt

Artist Helen Mary Knowlton American, 1832–1918

Date1880

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensionscanvas: 102.2 × 76.8 cm (40 1/4 × 30 1/4 in.)
frame: 140 × 114.9 cm (55 1/8 × 45 1/4 in.)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of Helen M. Knowlton

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Object number1896.1

Label TextIn 1896—two years before officially opening to the public—the Worcester Art Museum acquired this portrait by a Worcester native as the very first work in its collection. In the 1870s, Knowlton was one of 50 women who studier under William Morris Hunt (1824-1879), an influential Boston artist whose work appears in this gallery. A devoted pupil, she published books on Hunt and, after his death in 1879, painted this portrait to commemorate her mentor.ProvenanceHelen M. Knowlton

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