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Leisure

by William W. Churchill

1910
oil on canvas
75.88 x 63.82 cm (29 7/8 x 25 1/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Churchill, William W.notes
An interior scene of a female figure seated on a sofa, her back to the viewer, as she reads the newspaper by the light of nearby window.
Leswalt Academy, Gallowayshire, Scotland

by David Johnson Kennedy

1868
Watercolor over graphite on paper
Sheet: 13.5 x 20.4 cm (5 5/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Kennedy, David Johnson 
Lights and Shadows, Corfu

by John Singer Sargent

1909
Watercolor on paper
61 x 76 cm ( 24 x 30 in)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Sargent, John Singernotes
"Sargent once confessed that enormous views and huge skies did not tempt him. Many of his outdoor watercolor sketches reflect this outlook, for he tended to focus on objects bathed in light and color rather than broad panoramic views. In this simple scene of a hut in the park of the royal villa, Monrepos, on Corfu, where he was staying in 1909,...
Lincoln Crushing the Dragon of Rebellion

by David Gilmour Blythe

1862
oil on canvas
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Blythe, David Gilmournotes
Description: Characterization of Lincoln about to strike a dragon with a broom while a small figure chains his right leg to a tree stump along with a liberty bell.
Lincoln Reading the Emancipation Proclamation

by Alonzo Chappel

Grisaille oil on cardboard monochrome
41.0 x 55.7 cm (16 1/8 x 21 15/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Chappel, Alonzo 
Lizzatori I

by John Singer Sargent

1911
Watercolor over graphite with wax resist
53.02 x 40.48 cm (20 7/8 x 15 15/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Sargent, John Singernotes
Notes: Exhibitions John Singer Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of Chicago 1986-1987
Louella

by James McDougal Hart

1879
Graphite pencil on buff paper
Sheet: 49.8 x 31.9 cm (19 5/8 x 12 9/16 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Hart, James McDougal 
Lovers In A Bower

by Mary Ann Willson

1800–25
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Sheet: 19.8 x 16.5 cm (7 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Willson, Mary Ann 
Low Tide at Cancale Harbor

by John Singer Sargent

1878
Oil on canvas
48.58 x 28.26 cm (19 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Sargent, John Singernotes
Looking northerly along the sea wall of Cancale at la Houle -- the harbor. Just beyond the sail of the boat you can see a dark brownish ramp that leads from the Lighthouse (not shown off frame left) down into the harbor at low tide. The "ramp" was replaced by a masonry "jetty" called Cale de la Fenêtre. You can see the "ramp" in the photo...
Madam Powel (Elizabeth Willing)

by Francis Alexander

ca. 1825
Oil on panel
76.52 x 60.32 cm (30 1/8 x 23 3/4 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Alexander, Francisnotes
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository: Inventories of American Painting and...
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