William James Hubard
Eliza Hoffman
1824-1834
Physical Qualities
Oil on wood panel, Framed: 28 5/8 × 23 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (72.7 × 60.3 × 9.2 cm.)
Sight: 19 × 14 in. (48.3 × 35.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Object Number
1988.133
A leading Baltimore dry goods merchant, Peter Hoffman had numerous offspring, including Eliza (1779 – 1857), shown here as a well-dressed, mature maiden lady at home. The artist painted her on his travels through numerous American cities, including Baltimore, where he briefly maintained a studio. The picture retains its original frame.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1988; Robert Bell (1913-1987) and Anne McAdoo Deford (1917-2019), Baltimore, MD likely by descent; Eliza Hoffman (1779-1857), Baltimore, MD likely by gift, c. 1830; Peter Hoffman III (1774-1837) and Deborah Owings Hoffman (1777-1855)(m. 1799), Baltimore, MD likely by commission, c.1830
BMA, "Maryland Collects: American Paintings 1750-1900," April 17-June 12, 1988
Inscribed: Inscribed, center, verso: "ELIZA HOFFMAN / 1779-1857 / PAINTED by / WM. J. HUBARD / DAUGHTER OF / PETER HOFFMAN II / & / MARY DOROTHEA HOFFMAN / NEE / LLOYD - NEE STIRLIN"
On View at the BMA
