Lilly Martin Spencer (American 1822-1902)

Lilly Martin Spencer (American 1822-1902)
The Forsaken, circa 1856
Oil on canvas
Featuring a starving female dog with her puppies depicting
Signed and titled lower right "The Forsaken, Study by "L.M. Spencer"
25" x 29 7/8"
Provenance: featured in the Lilly Martin Spencer Exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts Smithsonian Institution June 15th to September 3, 1973
Referenced in "Lilly Martin Spencer The Joys of Sentiment" published by the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1973 pages: 49, 45, 135, 140
From the Collection of Mrs. Donald R Gates (the granddaughter of the artist) Ocean Grove, New Jersey
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