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We Both Must Fade (Mrs. Fithian)

1869
oil on canvas
72 x 53 3/4 in. (182.9 x 136.5 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Mrs. Fithian stands before a mirror, admiring the tokens that others have given in praise of her beauty. She wears lace and pearls, and a blue gown that has just been taken from its box. But like the rose in her hand with its falling petals, her beauty will fade, and with it, all the pleasures the world can provide. The extinguished lamps, which...
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This Little Pig Went To Market

1857
Oil on artist's board with hand-cut arched top.
16 x 11 7/8 in.

New Britain Museum of American Art

New Britain, CT

notes
Description: A mother holds a child on her lap and touches his toes. They sit beside a curtained cradle. The mother wears a green dressing gown with elaborately designed borders and a white lace nightgown. Her green slippers rest on a red foot cushion.
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The Young Wife: First Stew

1864
Oil on Canvas
30 x 24 in. / 76.2 x 61 cm.

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

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The Young Husband: First Marketing

circa 1854
oil on canvas
29 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches

Hunter Museum of American Art

Chattanooga, TN

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The Dogged Class

1885
oil on canvas
36 x 48 1/4 in.

Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati, OH

notes
The Dogged Class depicts a sumptuously dressed girl leading her “pupils” in a lesson of discipline. Her dogs seem to take on human reactions and feelings, as their attentive expressions lend humor to the scene.
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The Artist And Her Family At A Fourth Of July Picnic

ca. 1864
oil on canvas
49 1/2 x 63 in.

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Washington, D.C.

notes
Lilly Martin Spencer's The Artist and Her Family at a Fourth of July Picnic depicts an idyllic scene in which well-dressed, middle-class Americans have gathered to celebrate their country's independence by eating, drinking, and entertaining one another. Sprawled on the ground at the center of the picture is the painter's husband, whose weight has...
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Reading The Legend

1852
oil on canvas
50 3/8 x 38 in.

Smith College Museum of Art

Northampton, MA

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Peeling Onions

ca. 1852
oil on canvas
36 in. x 29 in. (91.44 cm x 73.66 cm)

Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

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Mother And Child By The Hearth

1867
Oil on Canvas
34.5 x 27.5 in. / 87.6 x 69.8 cm.

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

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Listening To Father's Watch

1857
oil on academy board
16 in. x 12 in. (40.64 cm x 30.48 cm)

Currier Museum of Art

Manchester, NH

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