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 | 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.
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 | 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
... |
 | Repose (Nonchaloire) by John Singer Sargent 1911 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
The model
is Sargent's niece, Rose-Marie
Ormond Michel.
Notes:
Nicole Kidman After
Sargent's Repose
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 | The Library in Venice by John Singer Sargent Undated National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
The Piazzetta, Venice and the Libreria
c.1904
Notes:
Bibliography
Lovell,
Margaretta M., VENICE: THE AMERICAN VIEW 1860-1920, Fine Arts Museums of SF:
1984, no.62.
Venice:
From a State to a Myth. Exh. cat. San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice,1997: 386-387,
no. 102.
Little,
Carl. The Watercolors of John Singer Sargent.... |
- National Gallery of Art
