A Space of Their Own

Patience Lovell Wright

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A bust-length portrait of a man in profile, looking out to the right. It is modeled in relief with clay, with some color. He wears a blue jacket with elaborate epaulets and his long hair or wig is pulled back and tied with a ribbon. He appears to be middle aged and has a serious expression.

Admiral Richard How

ca. 1770
Patience Wright, Admiral Richard Howe, ca. 1770. Wax and wood, 16.5 x 3 cm. Newark Museum of Art.
Newark Museum of Art

A bust-length portrait of a man in profile, modeled in relief with wax. The man looks to the left and wears a coat and an elaborate eighteenth-century wig. He appears to be middle aged.

Profile Bust of Benjamin Franklin

ca. 1775
Patience Wright, Profile Bust of Benjamin Franklin, ca. 1775. Wax, glass, wood, and paper, 16.2 x 13.3 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Metropolitan Museum of Art

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