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 | Mrs. Edward Darley Boit (Mary Louisa Cushing) Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Mrs. FritzWilliam Sargent (nee Mary Newbold Singer) 1887 | GA | igrkio | |
 | Mrs. Jacob Wendell 1888 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Mrs. Raphael Pumpelly (nee Eliza Shepard) 1887 | GA | igrkio | |
 | Mrs. William Playfair (nee Emily Kitson, 1841-1916) 1887 Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens San Marino, CA | 
From: Traditional Fine Art Online
Mrs.
William Playfair was exhibited to great acclaim at
the Royal Academy in 1887 and at the 1888 Paris Salon. The sitter (nee Emily Kitson, 1841-1916) is shown wearing a sumptnous
yellow satin gown and a fur-lined, dark green velvet
cloak. Set against an abstract background of deep red, she is ready to... | GA | igrkio |
 | Nettie Huxley (later Mrs. Rollar) 1888 Yale University Art Gallery New Haven, CT |
Nattie
would marry Harold Roller and the both had visited Sargent when John's father
was ill according to Charteris
(Charteris p. 99). She is also referred to in Sargent's letter to Isabella
Stewart Gardner in 1889, but there she is referred to as Miss Huxley, so she
probably married Harold Roller later (see letter).
Anyway,
Charles Merrill... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Caspar Goodrich 1887 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
From: Christie's
While all
of Newport angled for a meeting with the great European-bred artist, Sargent
resided comfortably with his old friends, Admiral and Mrs. Caspar Goodrich,
parents of the young sitter. Charles Merrill Mount describes Sargent's arrival
in the United States: "He arrived at Torpedo Station huge and dominant,
smiling and... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Elizabeth Nelson Fairchild 1887 |
Mrs.
Charles Fairchild (Elizabeth Nelson
Fairchild 1845-1924).
Sargent
sent this painting off to be exhibited it at the New English Art Club that same
year. Mrs. Fairchild was a poet and was often a hostess of parties for artist
friends. It was probably through one of these social gatherings that John first
met them. It would be Mr.... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Laurence Millet 1887 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
He was the
son of Francis Davis Millet whom Sargent knew from Broadway. Laurence Millet
(1884-1945) would become an attorney and practiced in New York. He was educated
at Harvard.
John Alfred Parsons
Millet
1892
(brother to
Laurence Millet)
Notes:
See letter
from Laurence Millet's Grandson:
David
Laurence... | GA | igrkio |
 | Portrait of Sally Fairchild c. 1885-1887 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Notes:
References:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 1, The early
portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, no. 202.; McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.
Illustration:
Ormond,
Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent:... | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent
