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Portrait of Delia Varney, July 8, 1837

Portrait of Delia Varney, July 8, 1837

(American, 1811–1865)
July 8, 1837
Medium/TechniqueGraphite and watercolor on paper
DimensionsImage: 25.6 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Sheet: 30.2 x 22.2 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number51.2522
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ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsLower margin in decorative black script (ink): Delia Varney. Aged 35, October 26, 1837./ Painted July 8th 1837.
Provenance1951, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 8, 1951)