The Parmly Sisters
ca. 1857
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 112 × 142.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-140336
The Parmly sisters were the daughters of Dr. Eleazar Parmly, a prominent dentist in New York who was known as the “father of modern dentistry.” In this portrait, Louisa, on the left, holds a book of Beethoven’s music, and Julia, on the right, sits at the piano leafing through sheet music. Their sister Mary is in the center. In 1851, Thomas P. Rossiter married Anna Parmly, elder sister of these gi…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Mary Montagu Walke
Registry history
- ca. 1857 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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