File:WLA ima Hegler Portrait of Alice Lyons.jpg

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John Jacob Hegler: Portrait of Alice Lyons  wikidata:Q27897945 reasonator:Q27897945
Artist
John Jacob Hegler
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Title
Portrait of Alice Lyons
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa 1855
date QS:P571,+1855-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 39 in (99 cm); width: 28 in (71.1 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,39U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,28U218593
institution QS:P195,Q1117704
Current location
American Decorative Arts Gallery
Accession number
51.49
Credit line Gift of Roger Wolcott
Notes

The child's serious expression reflects the mid-19th century concept of children as small adults. The rugged setting is a reminder of the frontier conditions that existed in Indiana in the 1850s.

Hegler received a commission from Dr. Lewis Lyons of Attica to paint his daughter Alice.
References Indianapolis Museum of Art artwork ID: 32902 Edit this at Wikidata
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Wikipedia Loves Art participant "Opal_Art_Seekers_4"
Photographed February 2009
Uploaded from the Wikipedia Loves Art photo pool on Flickr

Wikipedia Loves Art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art

This photo of item # 51.49 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art was contributed under the team name "Opal_Art_Seekers_4" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009.
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