Portrait of a Seated Woman, Richard Caton Woodville, Sr., circa 1853

This portrait was found concealed beneath the canvas of the "self-portrait" (walters 37. 2645), attached to the same stretcher. The subject may be antoinette schnitzler, woodville's second wife. The couple had two children, one of whom, richard caton woodville, jr. (1856-1927), became a noted british artist specializing in military subjects. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: circa 1853. Place of creation: Paris, France. Dimensions: height: 23.7 cm (9.3 in); width: 18 cm (7 in); ; framed: 35.6 × 29.2 × 5.7 cm (14 × 11.4 × 2.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Richard Caton Woodville - Portrait of a Seated Woman - Walters 372652