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The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection
Museum
Portrait of Mary Wise
c. 1774
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Provenance
Publicaround 1776-?
Mrs. Henry Christopher Wise (née Mary Wathen) [born 1751] by descent to her great-granddaughter, Cat...
?-1892
Catherine [1804-1861] and Sir Thomas Wathen Waller, 2nd Bt [1805-1892], by descent to their grandson...
1892-1910
Sir Francis Grant Waller, 4th Bt, sold to Agnew
1910
(Agnew, London, sold to Duveen)
1910
(Duveen, through Romer Williams)
?
(F. Kleinberger Galleries, New York, NY)
1913
(Duveen)
Source provenance text
Mrs. Henry Christopher Wise (née Mary Wathen) [born 1751] by descent to her great-granddaughter, Catherine Waller Catherine [1804-1861] and Sir Thomas Wathen Waller, 2nd Bt [1805-1892], by descent to their grandson, Sir Francis Grant Waller Sir Francis Grant Waller, 4th Bt, sold to Agnew (Agnew, London, sold to Duveen) (Duveen, through Romer Williams) (F. Kleinberger Galleries, New York, NY) (Duveen) Elizabeth Severance Prentiss Allen [1865-1944], Cleveland, OH, bequeathed by her to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Exhibitions
PublicSource exhibition text
Masterworks from Giotto to the Impressionists. Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI (organizer) (October 4-30, 1949). Montgomery Arts Festival. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL (organizer) (April 29-May 13, 1955). British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer). Royal Academy, Burlington House, London, United Kingdom (1778). Second National Exhibition, Woman and Child in Art, Grosvenor Gallery, London, United Kingdom (1913-1914).
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Sourced Overview Evidence
Mary’s modest and contemplative demeanor is a counterpoint to a rather elaborate ensemble consisting of a gown embroidered with gold flower sprigs, trimmed with lace and pearls, and tied with a gold sash, as well as a gold-striped veil and a bracelet with eight gold bands. Gainsborough’s compact oval format and the sitter’s informal pose lend this portrait an air of intimacy.
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Evidence state
0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 9 structured provenance events · 3 structured exhibitions.
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