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 1783 - 1823 (40 years)
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| Name |
Rachel Gratz [3] |
| Born |
25 Jan 1783 [3, 4] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Reference Number |
1840 |
| Died |
29 Sep 1823 [3, 4] |
| Person ID |
I1840 |
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| Last Modified |
11 Nov 2011 |
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| Notes |
- PORTRAIT IN SCRAPBOOK ------------------------ The Edward Greene Malbone miniature of Rachel (Gratz) Solomon is reported upon by Hannah London in her 1926 book Portraits of Jews. At that time it was owned by Mrs. John Hunter of Savannah, Georgia.
The Gilbert Stuart portrait is also reported upon by Hannah London in the same book. At that time it was owned by Henry Joseph of Montreal. ------------------------ The Gilbert Stuart portrait of Rachel was painted in 1806 on canvas, 28 x 24 inches. Hannah London writes that this Stuart portrait of surpassing beauty was (in 1926) in the possession of Henry Joseph of Montreal. He died on 31 January 1951. She continues by saying that it is almost impossible to set down in words the unusual charm of her face with its expressive eyes and delicate features, the graceful sweep of her blond curls, the contour of her neck and shoulders, all of which combine to make a portrait of surpassing loveliness. In comparison with her sister, Rebecca, she had no 'history'. She reared a large family and died at the age of forty in 1823.
The miniature is by Edward Green Malbone.
Source: Hannah R. London
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(Age 58 years)