George Ralston
Date1823
Artist
Bass Otis
American painter and lithographer, 1784–1861
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions35 3/4 × 27 3/4 in. (90.8 × 70.5 cm)
frame: 45 1/4 × 37 1/2 × 2 in. (114.9 × 95.3 × 5.1 cm)
frame: 45 1/4 × 37 1/2 × 2 in. (114.9 × 95.3 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. D. Hunt Stockwell Jr., 2025
Object number2025-24
On View
On viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextGeorge Ralston commissioned four portrait paintings from Bass Otis in 1823. Portraits of his wife's parents, Calvin and Priscilla Smith, and portraits of himself and his wife Louisa with their young child seated on her lap. Befitting a young couple in cosmopolitan Philadelphia, the Ralstons' portraits were quite stylish, featuring neoclassical architectural elements in the background.
