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Mrs. Guy Richards of New London
179342 in. x 32 3/4 in.
Ralph Earl, (1751–1801)
Medium and Support:
oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum, Gift of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
Accession Number:
2002.1.52
Mrs. Guy Richards (nee Elizabeth Harris) 1727-1793, married Captain Guy Richards of New London, CT in 1746. She is the sister-in-law of Thomas Shaw of New London. In her hands she holds the "Family Expositor: or a Paraphrase and version of the New Testament," a popular guide for family worship by the English Calvinist, Philip Doddridge. The view out her window shows the wharf her husband owned for his dry goods business. The Richards' house looked out on Winthrop Cove.
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Dimensions
- Frame Dimensions: 47 1/2 in. x 37 1/4 in. x 2 in. Measured by Wholean, Nicole
- image only Dimensions: 42 x 32 3/4 in.
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