Portrait of Mrs. John Gellatly

Eleanor Greatorex, Portrait of Mrs. John Gellatly, 1890-1897, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.49
Eleanor Greatorex, Portrait of Mrs. John Gellatly, 1890-1897, oil on wood, 9 1⁄2 x 7 1⁄2 in. (24.0 x 19.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.49
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Artwork Details

Title
Portrait of Mrs. John Gellatly
Artist
Date
1890-1897
Location
Dimensions
9 1⁄2 x 7 1⁄2 in. (24.0 x 19.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John Gellatly
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — Gellatly, John, Mrs. — bust
  • Portrait female — Rogers, Edith — bust
Object Number
1929.6.49
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1929.6.49

Artwork Description

Edith Rogers was the wife of the art collector and patron John Gellatly, who donated his significant collection of American and European painting and decorative art to the Smithsonian’s National Collection of Fine Arts (now the Smithsonian American Art Museum) in 1929. Edith met John while he was enrolled in art classes, and they married in 1886. Mr. Gellatly was in the insurance and real estate business, and he and his wife were passionate about collecting art. Elizabeth Eleanor Greatorex captured Edith’s youthful beauty and fashionable sophistication in this portrait study, possibly painted during one of her art lessons with Greatorex.

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