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 | A Backwater at Wargrave 1887 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Under the Willows 1887 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
 | Elizabeth Allen Marquand (Mrs. G. Marquand) 1887 | 
Henry G.
Marquand was a banker who made his money financing railroads for the
Vanderbilts and others. Both his wife and he were active in the arts, avid
collectors and possessed some of the finest Van Dycks in the United States, an
incredible array of Roman bronzes, and a superb collection of Chinese
porcelains.
In 1884,
the Marquands had... | GA | igrkio |
 | Woman with Bow c. 1887 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
 | Mrs. Edward Darley Boit (Mary Louisa Cushing) Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | 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 |
 | General Lucius Fairchild 1887 State Historical Society of Wisconsin Madison, WI |
Quite a remarkable man. He was a three term Wisconsin Governor (1866-72); A
decorated civil war hero at Gettysburg were he
was severely wounded during the famous Pickett's charge and had his arm
amputated, was subsequently taken prisoner and eventually paroled. He then was
commissioned brigadier-general. After his term as governor he went on to... | 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 |
 | Mrs. Charles E. Inches (nee Louise Pomeroy) 1887 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
Note
Exhibitions
Sargent's
Women, Adelson Galleries, New York,
2003
Nicole Kidman's Mrs. Charles E. Inches
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 | 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 |
- John Singer Sargent
