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 | Olivia by Lydia Field Emmet 1911 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Emmet, Lydia Field |  Provenance: Rev. [1874-1958] and Mrs. [d. 1962] Anson Phelps Stokes Jr., Lenox, Massachusetts; by inheritance to their daughter, Olivia Stokes Hatch [d. 1983, Mrs. John Davis Hatch], Lenox, Massachusetts; gift 1983 to NGA. |
 | Street in Venice by John Singer Sargent 1882 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
Street in Venice
Closeup
September
7, 1999
Natasha,
My daughter
has the Sargent print: Street in Venice. . . We both are generally people who
see the glass half full rather than
half empty and I viewed the young girl as a nice young girl returning home
after a late night party and dance. Although my daughter thought she is... |
 | Sortie de l’eglise, de l’eglise, Campo San Canciano, Venice by John Singer Sargent 1882 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
From: The National Gallery of Art
. . . "Ignoring the traditional
tourist spots, [Sargent] explored the city’s
vernacular architecture and the daily life of its inhabitants. In Sortie de l’église, Campo San Canciano,
Venice (Leaving the Church), he focuses on the black-shawled
women crossing the square in the early morning light, which is... |
 | Mrs. Adrian Iselin (nee Eleanora O'Donnell) by John Singer Sargent 1888 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
Eleanora
(1818-1905), was the wife of a Swiss-American businessman. They were from New
York where this was painted. She was 64 years old.
Close-up Mrs.
Iselin's hand
See as it hangs at
the
National Gallery,
Washington, D.C.
2003
Notes:
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney... |
 | Ellen Peabody Endicott (Mrs. William Crowninshield Endicott by John Singer Sargent 1901 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
Ellen
Peabody (1833-1927) was the granddaughter of a shipping tycoon, Joseph Peabody,
who became wealthy during the war of 1812 and thereafter -- soon to be the
wealthiest in Salem. She married William Crowninshield Endicott, Sr., who was an attorney with strong political
aspirations and was on the verge of serving as Secretary of War under... |
 | Lord Ribblesdale by John Singer Sargent 1902 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
Lord Ribblesdale was Thomas Lister (1854-1925), 4th Baron Ribblesdale. He
was Master of the Buckhounds from 1892 to 1895, Liberal Whip of the House of
Lords, Lord-in-Waiting, and a Trustee of the National Gallery, London, from
1909 until his death.
Sargent
first met him at an Artists’ Benevolent Fund dinner then stayed with him
at his house... |
 | Mary Crowninshield Endicott Chamberlain (Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain) by John Singer Sargent 1902 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
The
Chamberlain's son, Neville Chamberlain, was the one that declared
"peace in our time" with Hitler (right before WWII).
Forum:
From: Wonsug
Jung
10/10/1999
I scanned [Millais painting]
just for the comparison with Sargent's work done 11
years later.
|
 | Peter A. B. Widener 1902 by John Singer Sargent Oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
Painted in
Sargent's Tite Street studio in London.
From: The National Gallery
During the
Civil War, Peter Arrell Brown Widener (1834-1915) was a tradesman who supplied
meat to the Union Army near Philadelphia. Following the war, he successfully
invested his profits in trolley cars and public transit systems. He collected
in the princely... |
 | Miss Mathilde Townsend by John Singer Sargent 1907 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
Forum:
From: Tim Gorman
<ril ey
cat@intercom.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003
Mathilde
Townsend was the daughter of Richard H. Townsend. How was
Richard related to John Joseph Townsend and to whom was Miss Edna
Townsend the daughter?
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 | Sketch of Cellini's "Perseus" by John Singer Sargent possibly 1910 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
Cellini's
"Perseus" is located at Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. He would visit
this area a number of times and would do many sketches and paintings of
"perseus" from just about every possible vantage and medium.
Perseus, Florence
Statue of Perseus
by Night
Loggia dei Lanzi,
Florence
c 1902-1908
... |
- National Gallery of Art
