Comments on: Weird Richmond – Deathbed Portraiture http://www.poemuseum.org/blog/weird-richmond-deathbed-portraiture/ Sat, 25 May 2013 15:32:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: chris http://www.poemuseum.org/blog/weird-richmond-deathbed-portraiture/#comment-3782 chris Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:17:53 +0000 http://www.poemuseum.org/blog/?p=650#comment-3782 You are correct that the Herring portrait has not been fully accepted by Poe scholars. Although it has a fairly good provenance, some scholars still dispute it for a number of reasons. You are correct that the Herring portrait has not been fully accepted by Poe scholars. Although it has a fairly good provenance, some scholars still dispute it for a number of reasons.

]]> By: Undine http://www.poemuseum.org/blog/weird-richmond-deathbed-portraiture/#comment-3781 Undine Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:09 +0000 http://www.poemuseum.org/blog/?p=650#comment-3781 "...since then, another portrait has been validated" Do you mean that painting one of the Herring descendants made public a few years ago? Last I heard, its authenticity was basically described as "unprovable." How did they validate it? “…since then, another portrait has been validated”

Do you mean that painting one of the Herring descendants made public a few years ago? Last I heard, its authenticity was basically described as “unprovable.” How did they validate it?

]]> By: Yvonne http://www.poemuseum.org/blog/weird-richmond-deathbed-portraiture/#comment-3778 Yvonne Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:41 +0000 http://www.poemuseum.org/blog/?p=650#comment-3778 Fantastic blog, I hadn't realized the portrait of Virginia Clemm Poe was a deathbed portrait. Fantastic blog, I hadn’t realized the portrait of Virginia Clemm Poe was a deathbed portrait.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.poemuseum.org/blog/weird-richmond-deathbed-portraiture/#comment-3777 Jeff Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:56:21 +0000 http://www.poemuseum.org/blog/?p=650#comment-3777 The original watercolor belongs to a Baltimore family with a Poe connection. Love this page! The original watercolor belongs to a Baltimore family with a Poe connection. Love this page!

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