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Description
Kate A. Farnham, widow of Horace Farnham, poses as the Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of Marie de' Medici, painted about 1622.
She was part of a program at First Parish Church in Portland on Dec. 15, 1923 entitled "Exhibition of Pictures."
Church members dressed as 29 well known portraits and posed, accompanied by music and a discussion of the paintings.
About This Item
- Title: Kate A. Farnham as 'Portrait of Marie de' Medici,' Portland, 1923
- Creation Date: 1923-12-15
- Subject Date: 1923-12-15
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--Portland-Churches--First Parish
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)--Exhibitions & displays
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)--People
- Marie de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1573-1642--Portrayals
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)
- Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640
- Impersonation
- Marie de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1573-1642--Portraits
- Farnham, Kate A.--Performances
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)--Performances
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)--Social aspects
- Paintings
- Artists
- Actresses
People
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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