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Angelica Singleton Van Buren
| Title: | Angelica Singleton Van Buren |
|---|---|
| Artist: | Inman, Henry |
| Date of Work: | 1842 |
| Medium/Support: | oil on canvas |
| Measurements: | 42 1/4 x 33 5/8 in (107.3 x 85.4 cm) |
| Inscribed: | Yes |
| Inscription Type: | signed and dated |
| Inscription Location: | vertically on balustrade at left |
| Inscription Text: | H. Inman. / 1842. |
| Inscription Type 2: | inscribed |
| Inscription Location 2: | on reverse |
| Inscription Text 2: | Painted by Henry Inman / New York, 1842 / Restored by H.E. Thompson / Boston, Mass. 1932 |
| Acquisition Information: | Bequest of Travis C. Van Buren |
| Acquisition Number: | 890.2061.1 |
| Credit Line: | The White House Historical Association (White House Collection) |
| Scholar's Notes: |
"[This likeness was painted] a year after the Van Buren Presidency ended . . . . [Inman] . . . emphasized the palpable swell of [Angelica's] bosom, the pale flesh of her shoulders, and the powdered ivory oval of her face. . . . Her ebony hair contrasts with the fluff of her pure white headdress; the moiré pattern of her dress is freely drawn; the pale green stole is enlivened with . . . yellow highlights." |
| Source of Scholar's Notes: | Kloss, William, et al. Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride. Washington, D.C.: The White House Historical Association, 2008. |
| Page Number(s) in Source: | 108 |
| People: | Van Buren, Angelica |
| Categories: | All Works of Art/ Artist's Nationality/ American, Portraits of First Ladies |
| Type: | portraits |
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