Art, literature & history
Possibly Mrs. William Sheldon
c. 1831
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- overall: 104.1 x 77.5 cm (41 x 30 1/2 in.) framed: 117.8 x 91.4 x 5 cm (46 3/8 x 36 x 1 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1953.5.51
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Asahel Powers. Possibly Mrs. William Sheldon. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Possibly Mrs. William Sheldon — Asahel Powers. c. 1831.
Medium: oil on wood.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 104.1 x 77.5 cm (41 x 30 1/2 in.) framed: 117.8 x 91.4 x 5 cm (46 3/8 x 36 x 1 15/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1953.5.51. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.