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Artist
John Singleton Copley, 3 Jul 1738 - 9 Sep 1815
Sitter
Lydia Henchman Hancock, 1714 - 1777
Date
1766
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on copper
Dimensions
Image/Plate (sight): 10.2 x 7.6cm (4 x 3")
Frame: 26 x 23.2 x 1.9cm (10 1/4 x 9 1/8 x 3/4")
Topic
Costume\Outerwear\Shawl
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Bonnet
Miniature
Lydia Henchman Hancock: Female
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Charles H. Wood Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee