Art, literature & history
Mary Ellis Bell (Mrs. Isaac Bell)
c. 1827
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 76.2 x 61 cm (30 x 24 in.) framed: 95.6 x 81 x 7 cm (37 5/8 x 31 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1997.19.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
John Vanderlyn. Mary Ellis Bell (Mrs. Isaac Bell). National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Mary Ellis Bell (Mrs. Isaac Bell) — John Vanderlyn. c. 1827.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 76.2 x 61 cm (30 x 24 in.) framed: 95.6 x 81 x 7 cm (37 5/8 x 31 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1997.19.1. Gift of Evangeline Bell Bruce.
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.