Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné

Patricia Hills, PhD, Founder and Director | Abigael MacGibeny, MA, Project Manager

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[ 31.3 U.S. Portraits, Women ]

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31.3 U.S. Portraits, Women

Johnson’s paintings of women are often his best portraits, exhibiting a range of techniques and emphasizing their intelligent faces even when enwrapped in sumptuous fabrics, such as we see in Edwina Booth. —PH

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Hills no. 31.3.5

Anna Battell

Alternate title: Portrait of Anna Battell

c.1870–80

Oil on canvas

45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm)

Ellen Battell Stoeckel Trust (No. 56)

Provenance

Ellen Battell Stoeckel Trust, Norfolk, Connecticut

References

Stebbins and Gorokhoff 1982

Stebbins, Theodore E., Jr., and Galina Gorokhoff. A Checklist of American Paintings at Yale University. New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1982, p. 79, no. 795, as Anna Battell.

Sitter Biography

Sitter: Battell, Anna

Biography:

Anna Battell (1816–1889). Sister of Robbins Battell (collector of Johnson’s paintings) and Ellen Battell of the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Trust.

Keywords

Portrait pose:
- Portrait »
- Pose unknown »

Record last updated July 28, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Anna Battell, c.1870–80 (Hills no. 31.3.5)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1468 (accessed on May 4, 2024).