Mary Inman
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Dave Hennen Coddington, in memory of her husband, 1964
Accession Number
64.95
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About this artwork
This oil painting portrays Mary Inman, created by Daniel Huntington in 1844, though formerly attributed to Henry Inman. The portrait depicts Mary Lawrence Inman, daughter of the distinguished American portraitist Henry Inman, painted in the year of her marriage to Smith Cutter Coddington. The subject is shown in formal pose wearing the fashion of the 1840s, rendered with careful attention to costume details and facial features. Daniel Huntington studied under Henry Inman, creating a direct teach...
About the Artist
Daniel Huntington|Henry Inman · 1816–1906
Daniel Huntington (1816–1906) was born into a prominent New York family on October 4, 1816, descending from distinguished New England lineage. His early education began at age fourteen at Smith's Academy in New Haven, followed by Yale College, where he studied with Samuel F. B. Morse, the inventor, artist, and president of the National Academy of Design, in 1835. After a disciplinary incident invo...