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 | Sir Frank Swettenham 1904 National Museum in Singapore Singapore, Republic of Singapore | 
Sir Frank
Athelstane Swettenham (1850-1946) was the first Resident General of the
Federated Malay States (part of the then Royal Colonies, now independent
Malaysia) which was formed by combining a number of kingdoms. He served from
July 1, 1896 to 1901. The portrait was commissioned by the Straits Association
(the then government) to commemorate... | GA | igrkio |
 | General Charles J. Paine 1904 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
General
Charles Paine, was a three time defender of the America's Cup races: 1885 with
the yacht "Puritan"; '86 with "Mayflower" and finally in
'87 with the boat "Volunteer" -- so named for Paine's division of
black volunteers he commanded during the the civil war.
After
graduating from Harvard, with the war underway, he joined the army and... | GA | igrkio |
 | Mrs Wertheimer 1904 | GA | igrkio | |
 | Mary E. Garrett (Gabrielle de Veaux Clements, 1917 copied from the portrait by John Singer Sargent, 1904.) c 1904 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
From: Bryn Mawr College
[Miss Carey
Thomas, a close friend of Garrett since college] first approached Sargent about
the Garrett commission in 1902 but Sargent declined, citing too many other
projects. By 1904, however, he relented and both Garrett and Thomas went to
London for the sitting. Sargent's first efforts were not to their liking,... | GA | igrkio |
 | Joseph Joachim 1904 Art Gallery of Ontario Toronto, ON |
From: www.hnh.com
Joachim,
Joseph (1831-1907) Violinnist.
Generally
regarded as one of the finest violinists of his generation. At thirteen he took
London by storm, a city he was to visit frequently in the following years. He
was later to form a particular friendship with Brahms who acted as his
accompanist. The benefits were mutual, Joachim... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Manuel Garcia 1904-1905 Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art Providence, RI |
From: anonymous
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004
Manuel
Garcia is known as the father of laryngology
(pertaining to medicine and surgery for the voice box). Garcia was a Professor of Singing in
London and in 1855 created a mirror which permitted him to see his own voice
box, something which ultimately gave rise to a whole branch of surgery
(ENT). ... | GA | igrkio |
 | Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland 1904 Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Lugano, Switzerland |
Lady
Millicent Fanny St. Clair-Erskine, The Duchess of Sutherland and wife of the
4th Duke (d. 1955), was a writer and editor, and served in the Red Cross during
World War I. She was the half-sister to the Countess of Warwick.
Rosemary,
Viscountess Ednam
1917 or 1919
(daughter to
Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland)
... | GA | igrkio |
 | Countess of Lathom 1904 Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk, VA |
The
Countess (nee Wilma "Queenie" Pley-dell-Bouverie 1869-1931) married
first Edward George, second Earl of Lathom in 1899. After his death in 1910,
she married Lieutenant-General Sir Henry M. Lawson in 1912.
Full-length
seated portrait of the Countess of Lathom wearing a plum velvet gown with gauzy
stole and a blue wrap. She wears a tiara... | GA | igrkio |
 | Eva Wertheimer/Antonio Mancini 1904 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Antonio Mancini
c 1898
Note:
Offered
Sotheby's; 3/11/92; Lot 51; $20,000-$30,000
Sold
Sotheby's; 5/24/90; Lot 131; $44,000
Forum
From: eva wertheimer
<eva idawerth eimer@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004
I'm so
thrilled and moved at finding this. I am from Holland.
I don't
know if I am related.
A few... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Ambrogio Raffele 1904 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
