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  | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Joseph Moore And His Family by Erastus Salisbury Field about 1839 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Field, Erastus Salisbury | |
 | Joseph Willard by Sarah Goodridge about 1830 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Goodridge, Sarah | |
 | Judge Charles Chambers by John Smibert 1743 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Smibert, John | |
 | Judge Edmund Quincy by John Smibert 1737 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Smibert, John | |
 | Judge Edward Hutchinson Robbins by Chester Harding 1827 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Harding, Chester | |
 | Judge John Lowell by Charles Willson Peale about 1782 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Peale, Charles Willson | |
 | Judge Joseph Story by Alvan Clark 1846 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Clark, Alvan | |
 | Judge Samuel Sewall by John Smibert 1729 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Smibert, John |  Sewall (1652–1730) was among the leading jurists of Massachusetts, serving as chief justice of the Superior Court in the 1720s. Earlier in his career, Sewall presided over the 1692 Salem witch trials (and was the only one of the three judges to publicly recant his role in that event). Today, he is perhaps best known for his copious diary, which... |
 | King Philip IV (of Spain) by John Singer Sargent 1879 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Sargent, John Singer |
The
painting is a copy of Diego Velázquez's "King Philip IV as a Huntsman"
which is hanging at the Prado. It highlights Sargent's interest in studying
Velázquez for use in his portraits.
Sargent
must have copied this work on one of his trips to Spain. The date is a guess by
me but 1879 coincides with one of his trips to the Prado.
... |
 | L'Edition de Luxe by Lillian Westcott Hale 1910 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | Hale, Lillian Westcott | In LEdition de Luxe Hale posed her favorite model, Rose Zeffler (called Zeffy), with a book in front of a window and allowed soft light, filtered by curtains, to bathe the scene in a rosy glow. These pink tones echo in the delicate flowers, the polished table, and Zeffys coppery hair. Carefully balanced and exquisitely rendered, the whole composition... |
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