Elizabeth Royall
Scope and Contents
Considered the earliest surviving post-mortem portrait in North America, this portrait is believed to depict Elizabeth Royall, daughter of Isaac Royall Jr. of Medford, Mass. at the time of her death around 1747. She is shown lying in bed in a nightgown, framed in blue curtains.
Dates
- Circa 1747
Extent
1 item(s) (oil paint; canvas; 31 3/4" X 26 5/8) : oil paint; canvas ; 31 3/4" X 26 5/8
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
N
Physical Location
International Reading Room
Inscriptions and tags
NEHG 222b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Thomas Larkin Turner, a member of NEHGS, in 1874 October 24.
Bibliography
General
Loaned to the Topsfield Historical Society in 1935.
General
Originally found attached to the back of the sister portrait, TN008.2
Note about creators
Painting attributed to Joseph Badger
Photo
Y
Title type
Attributed
Culture of Origin
Colonial North American
Processing Information
Restored in 1980 by Gustav D. Klimann, who also separated it from its sister portrait.
Catalog Date
6/3/2016
- Title
- Catalog record for Elizabeth Royall
- Author
- Initial metadata prepared by Mary Kathryn Menck. EAD record prepared in MarcEdit.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Art Collections Repository
New England Historic Genealogical Society
99-101 Newbury Street
Boston MA 02116-3007 United States
617-536-5740
Curt.DiCamillo@nehgs.org