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Identification and Creation

Object Number
HNA137
People
Ludwig Nieper, German (1826 - 1906)
Selma Knauth Bowditch (1853 - 1918)
Title
Selma Knauth Bowditch (1853-1918)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
1871
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/4655

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
oval: 88.9 x 76.2 cm (35 x 30 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r.: Lud. Nieper pinx/ 1871
  • (not assigned): Wall plaque: "In memory of my husband, Manfred Bowditch,
    Born September 18, 1890 in Dresden, Germany;
    died June 29, 1960 in New York City.
    these two paintings of his parents,
    Professor Henry Pickering Bowditch
    and Selma (Knauth) Bowditch
    are bequeathed to the
    Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
    by Elfrieda K. Bowditch"

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Portrait Collection, Bequest from Elfrieda K. Bowditch to the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Harvard Medical School
Object Number
HNA137
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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