Portrait of the author Anne Marsh Caldwell (1796-1874)
Of Eastbury, Watford, Herts and of of Deacons, Ewhurst, Surrey and of Linley Wood, Talke, Staffordshire, England.
Portrait painted by the American artist Samuel Stillman Osgood (1808-85), February 1836. The above photograph exists in the family however the whereabouts of the original portrait is not know. If you know where this portrait now hangs I would be very interested to hear from you.
The coloured version is a later copy painted as a miniature in 1898 by Evelyn Mason (Mrs Ernold Mason). On the back is the number 7 in red marking it as one of the miniatures in the collection of the Miss Marsh-Caldwells. Also in the back of the frame was a miniature of an unknown young clergyman. Possibly an acquaintance from her younger days?
Also shown above is a version painted of Anne in a similar pose but wearing different clothes and probably painted when Anne was older. Drawn in coloured pencils and signed by the artist Vegelen or Vigelen