Mary R. Whitlock

Aramenta Dianthe Vail

1843 · Watercolor on ivory · The American Wing

Mary R. Whitlock (1839-1915) was the daughter of Rebecca Smith Fanshaw and William Schenck Whitlock and the granddaughter of Daniel Fanshaw (1788-1860), a respected printer. Based on a later inscription, the sitter had been identified erroneously as Rebecca Fanshaw.

Artist

Aramenta Dianthe Vail

Date

1843

Medium

Watercolor on ivory

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006