Portrait of Anne Willing Bingham (1764

Gallery 105, American Art, first floor (Flammer Gallery)

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Portrait of Anne Willing Bingham (1764–1801)

1797

Gilbert Charles Stuart (American, 1755–1828)

Stylish, well-educated, and well-traveled, Anne Willing Bingham (1764-1801) was one of the most admired women of her day. With her wealthy husband, William Bingham, she reigned over Philadelphia's high society during the decade of the city's eminence as the nation's capital, from 1790 to 1800. Gilbert Stuart, who was living in the Germantown area of Philadelphia during this period, painted many of the celebrities of the new republic. He depicts Mrs. Bingham in a plunging neckline that sets off her pale skin and her dazzling jeweled pendant, which probably contains a miniature portrait.

Gallery 105, American Art, first floor (Flammer Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Portrait of Anne Willing Bingham (1764–1801)
Portrait of Anne Willing, Mrs. William Bingham

Date:

1797

Artist:

Gilbert Charles Stuart (American, 1755–1828)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

28 3/4 × 24 1/4 inches (73 × 61.6 cm) Frame: 35 1/2 × 30 1/2 × 3 inches (90.2 × 77.5 × 7.6 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. McNeil, Jr., in memory of Anne d'Harnoncourt, 2008

Accession Number:

2008-117-1

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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