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 | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge 1923 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | 
From: Special Collections
in the Library of Congress
In 1935
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge (1864-1953), one of the great patrons of music,
created at the Library of Congress the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation
for the support of chamber music. Her aim, Mrs. Coolidge wrote in that year's
Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress, was "to make... | GA | igrkio |
 | Ellen Archer Eveleth Smith 1883 Portland Museum of Art Portland, ME |
Sargent
painted a portrait of Henry St. John Smith (1852-96) in 1880 three years prior
to this one of his wife Ellen. Both paintings are now at the Portland Museum.
Note:
SIRIS #
80042572
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 | Ellen Peabody Endicott (Mrs. William Crowninshield Endicott 1901 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. |
Ellen
Peabody (1833-1927) was the granddaughter of a shipping tycoon, Joseph Peabody,
who became wealthy during the war of 1812 and thereafter -- soon to be the
wealthiest in Salem. She married William Crowninshield Endicott, Sr., who was an attorney with strong political
aspirations and was on the verge of serving as Secretary of War under... | GA | igrkio |
 | Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth 1889 |
Probably
the closest Sargent ever got to the Pre-Raphael
Brotherhood was with his paintings of the famous actress, Dame Ellen Terry
(1847–1928) as Lady Macbeth after the first performance in the role; and
yet this is not at all an allegorical painting, just a straight portrait of the
actress in costume playing Lady Macbeth. Still, the tone, the... | GA | igrkio |
 | Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (sketch) 1889 | GA | igrkio | |
 | Elsie Palmer c. 1889-1890 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Emily Sargent c. 1877 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Emma (Margot), Countess of Oxford and Asquith 1897 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. |
Margot
Asquith (nee' Tennant) 1864 to 1945, wife of Herbert Henry Asquith, the
one-time Prime Minster of England between 1909 and 1916. She was a member of
"The Souls," an important literary and aesthetic group in England.
Sargent
also drew her children and again herself later:
Anthony
Asquith
c. 1908
(son to... | GA | igrkio |
 | Ena and Betty, Daughters of Asher and Mrs. Wertheimer 1901 |
The
painting was shown at the Royal Academy in 1901.
Harry Furniss
Illustrator
"The Strong
Woman"
The Sketch magazine
May 8, 1901
"Rough
Jottings at the Royal Academy"
Both women
would be painted again by Sargent independently.
Portrait of Ena Wertheimer: A Vele Gonfie
1905
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 | Engelsburg May 1872 British Museum London, UK |
Engelsburg
is in the south-central part of Germany in and around Rothenburg.
Map of Germany
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of Chicago
1986-1987
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- John Singer Sargent
