Mary Hopkinson
ca. 1764
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 127.8 × 96.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-140321
Mary Hopkinson was the wife of Dr. John Morgan, chief surgeon of the Continental army and founder of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. In a letter to his mother-in-law, Morgan praised his wife as “an excellent companion at all times . . . full of spirits.” In this portrait, Mary holds a mandolin, a fashionable instrument for aristocratic ladies. She wears a lavish pink satin gown wit…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, George Buchanan Coale Collection
Registry history
- ca. 1764 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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