National Gallery of Art

Artwork Details 

Title: The Bashful Cousin
Dated: c. 1841-1842
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Overall: 63.2 x 76 cm (24 7/8 x 29 15/16 in.) framed: 95.9 x 108.6 cm (37 3/4 x 42 3/4 in.)
Location: National Gallery of Art
City, State: Washington, D.C.
Provenance:
Purchased c. 1841-1842 from the artist by Jonathan Sturges [1802-1874], New York, and Fairfield, Connecticut; his son, Frederick Sturges [d. 1917], New York, and Fairfield, Connecticut; his son, Frederick Sturges, Jr., Fairfield, Connecticut;[1] gift 1978 to NGA. [1] Letter of 18 January 1966 from Frederick Sturges, Jr. (in NGA curatorial files), provides information on the descent of the painting within the Sturges family.