The young wife of Abraham Crouch, Sophia died at age twenty-one and is buried in St. Philip's churchyard. The portrait was probably painted ca. 1805 when Sophia was in her teens. There is a youthful and wistful expression which is enhanced by the pale colors. While the face is strongly modelled, the hair has a linear quality and the body is awkwardly proportioned, suggesting perhaps an artist who was beginning his career.
Notes:
This text is adapted from Martha Severens "The Miniature Portrait Collection of the Carolina Art Association" published by the Carolina Art Association, 1984
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