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Benjamin West American
This portrait was painted in 1756 when the subject was twelve years old. The roses in the sitter’s hand and hair are traditional symbols of feminine virtue as well as a play on her family name.
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Title: Sarah Ursula Rose
Artist:
Benjamin West (American, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738–1820 London)
Date: 1756
Culture: American
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 29 x 23 3/8 in. (73.7 x 59.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1964
Object Number: 64.309.2
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