Descended from Nathaniel and Elizabeth Denison [1773-1849] Ledyard, Stonington, Connecticut;[1] their son, William Ledyard; his widow, Fanny Worthington Ledyard; Amelia Stuart Worthington; her son, Worthington Whitehouse; sold (?) to John Quinn [1870-1924], New York, by 12 December 1918.[2] Maude Wetmore, Newport, Rhode Island. (James St. Lawrence O'Toole). (M. Knoedler and Co., New York); sold 1947 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift 1953 to NGA. [1] The provenance of this portrait suggests that its subject is Elizabeth Denison [1773-1849], the eldest child of Captain Elisha Denison and Elizabeth Noyes Denison. In 1793 the younger Elizabeth married Nathaniel Ledyard, in whose family the portrait descended. [2] Letter dated 12 December 1918 from Worthington Whitehouse to John Quinn refers to "The portrait which you got from me..." (letter in NGA curatorial files).