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The Parmly Sisters, Thomas P. Rossiter, ca. 1857
Thomas P. Rossiter

The Parmly Sisters

ca. 1857 · Painting · 112 × 142.5 cm

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

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About the painting

The Parmly sisters were the daughters of Dr. Eleazar Parmly, a prominent dentist in New York who was known as the “father of modern dentistry.” In this portrait, Louisa, on the left, holds a book of Beethoven’s music, and Julia, on the right, sits at the piano leafing through sheet music. Their sister Mary is in the center. In 1851, Thomas P. Rossiter married Anna Parmly, elder sister of these girls. Anna does not appear in this image because she had died shortly before it was made.

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1986.77

What it shows

WomanMusical instrumentsPianosArchitectureDomesticPortraitFamilySiblings

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PaintingsOilRealism19th century

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