Mrs. John Cockey, III

Philip Tilyard, Mrs. John Cockey, III, ca. 1822-1827, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1970.286
Copied Philip Tilyard, Mrs. John Cockey, III, ca. 1822-1827, oil on canvas, 24 3⁄4 x 19 5⁄8 in. (63.0 x 49.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1970.286
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. John Cockey, III
Artist
Date
ca. 1822-1827
Location
Dimensions
24 3⁄4 x 19 5⁄8 in. (63.0 x 49.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait female — Cockey, John, III, Mrs. — bust
Object Number
1970.286
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1970.286

Artwork Description

Elizabeth Zantzinger Cockey and her husband, John Cockey III, were prominent Maryland landowners with a large family of fourteen children. In this portrait, Philip Tilyard portrayed Mrs. Cockey in an ambiguous space empty of details in order to emphasize the textures of her elaborate and expensive costume. Tilyard made this portrait toward the end of Mrs. Cockey’s life, and her expression suggests the toll of raising such an immense family.