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Elizabeth Denison

The Denison Limner · c. 1790

Palette

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Artist

The Denison Limner
1710–1850

Date

c. 1790

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Size

overall: 85.4 x 67.6 cm (33 5/8 x 26 5/8 in.)

Place

American

Period

18th century

Main colour

Brown · lightness 45, colourfulness 38

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1850: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1921. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules