Mrs. Robert Nicholls (Henrietta Overing) Auchmuty
Gilbert Stuart
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
To explain and legitimize their place within the imperial system, the Spanish American moneyed elite displayed titles and coats of arms in portraits as proud markers of rank. Here, Mexico City’s Creole marquesa of Rivas Cacho, adorned with diamond and pearl earrings, appears beside her family’s coat of arms.
Caption
Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828). Mrs. Robert Nicholls (Henrietta Overing) Auchmuty, 1816. Oil on canvas, 34 1/8 x 28 1/16 in. (86.6 x 71.2 cm) frame: 41 1/4 x 35 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (104.8 x 90.5 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herbert L. Pratt, 21.55. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Artist
Title
Mrs. Robert Nicholls (Henrietta Overing) Auchmuty
Date
1816
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
34 1/8 x 28 1/16 in. (86.6 x 71.2 cm) frame: 41 1/4 x 35 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. (104.8 x 90.5 x 9.5 cm)
Signatures
Unsigned
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert L. Pratt
Accession Number
21.55
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