Emma Leslie

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No Image Available for Emma Leslie
Emma Leslie
No Image Available for Emma Leslie
TitleEmma Leslie
Artist (American, 1796 - 1863)
Date[1851]
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 20 × 17 7/8 in. Framed: 25 3/4 × 23 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY, Bequest of Miss Gertrude Leslie, 1908
Object number621-P
Label TextAlthough no information about the sitter has been located, Charles Ingham's account book (NAD archives) reveals that he painted a portrait of Emma Leslie in 1851. The idealization of Emma Leslie's features is indicative of Ingham's portraits of women and indicates a reason for his popularity.