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Louise Howland King (Mrs. Kenyon Cox)  1892

by Kenyon Cox

Label (Luce Center): [br]Kenyon Cox gave this portrait as a wedding gift to his young bride and former student, Louise Howland King. His mother saw it before she met Louise, and later reported that she was relieved and surprised at how pretty her new daughter-in-law was. Cox responded to this backhanded compliment by telling his mother that most people thought the painting...
Size: 
38 3/4 x 18 in. (98.3 x 45.6 cm)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum