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Portrait Of William Henry Munsell

by Thomas Skynner

about 1840–52
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Image: 8.3 x 8.1 cm (3 1/4 x 2 19/16 in.) Sheet: 14.3 x 11.4 cm (5 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Skynner, Thomas 
Parting Of Hector And Andromache

by John Smibert

about 1750
oil on canvas
126.68 x 101.6 cm (49 7/8 x 40 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Smibert, John 
John Turner

by John Smibert

1737
oil on canvas
90.49 x 71.12 cm (35 5/8 x 28 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Smibert, John 
Judge Edmund Quincy

by John Smibert

1737
oil on canvas
75.56 x 62.86 cm (29 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Smibert, John 
Mrs. James Macsparran (Hannah Gardiner)

by John Smibert

1732
oil on canvas
76.83 x 64.13 cm (30 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Smibert, John 
Mrs. Tyng

by John Smibert

1729
oil on canvas
90.8 x 71.44 cm (35 3/4 x 28 1/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Smibert, John 
William Dudley

by John Smibert

1729
oil on canvas
90.49 x 71.12 cm (35 5/8 x 28 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Smibert, Johnnotes
Son of an early governor of Massachusetts, Dudley was a prominent politician. His luxurious clothing, dramatic pose, and the rich palette are typical of the early Baroque style. Compared with contemporary London works, however, Dudley's face is depicted with a high degree of individuality and realism. Portraits made for the European aristocracy often...
Mrs. William Dudley (Elizabeth Davenport)

by John Smibert

1729
oil on canvas
91.76 x 71.44 cm (36 1/8 x 28 1/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Smibert, Johnnotes
Smibert had been in the colonies only a few months when the Dudleys commissioned him to paint these portraits in the latest continental style. Such portraits were great luxuries, indicating the Dudley's wealth, ambition, and desire to stay abreast of European trends. The rich, skillfully painted fabrics that drape the sitter demonstrate both this and...
Judge Samuel Sewall

by John Smibert

1729
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Smibert, Johnnotes
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...
Judge Charles Chambers

by John Smibert

1743
oil on canvas
121.6 x 97.47 cm (47 7/8 x 38 3/8 in.)

Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

Smibert, John 
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