Madonna of Saint Jerome, 1764/1766

Provenance

The artist's descendants to his granddaughter, Maria Fennell [d. 1880], Philadelphia;[1] bequeathed to her niece, Rosalie Vallance Tiers Jackson [Mrs. Charles P. Jackson, 1852-1944];[2] by gift 1915 to her nephew, Clarence Van Dyke Tiers [1869-1959], Oakmont, Pennsylvania and Daytona Beach, Florida; gift 1944 to NGA.

Exhibition History

1773

The King's Arms Tavern ("Mrs. Vobe's,"), Williamsburg, Va., 1773.

1811

First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Artists of the United States, Philadelphia, 1811, no. 323, as Holy Family [Possibly]

1828

Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1828, no. 316, as Holy Family after Corregio [Possibly]

1969

Ninth Annual Madonna Festival, Immaculate Heart Retreat House, Spokane, May 1969.

1976

The Eye of Thomas Jefferson, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1976, no. 17.

1980

Benjamin West and His American Students, National Portrait Gallery, Washington; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1980-1981, unnumbered.

1986

Extended loan for use by Ambassador Otto J. Reich, U.S. Embassy residence, Caracas, Venezuela, 1986-1989.

Bibliography

1811

Perhaps the First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Artists of the United States, Exh. cat. Philadelphia, 1811: no. 323, possibly as the "Holy Family".

1828

Perhaps the Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Exh. cat. Philadelphia, 1828: no. 316, possibly as "Holy Family after Corregio".

1869

Dunlap, William. A History of the Rise and Progress of The Arts of Design in the United States. 2 vols. Reprinted in 3. New York, 1969 (1834): 1:101.

1942

Sawitzky, William. Matthew Pratt, 1734-1805. New York, 1942: 9, 29-30, 57-58, pl. 3.

1955

Rutledge, Anna Wells. Cumulative Record of Exhibition Catalogues: the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1807-1870; the Society of Artists, 1800-1814; the Artists' Fund Society, 1835-1845. Philadelphia, 1955: 175.

1970

American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 92, repro.

1976

The Eye of Thomas Jefferson. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1976: no. 17.

1980

American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 212, repro.

1980

Evans, Dorinda. Benjamin West and His American Students. Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, Washington; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Washington, 1980: unnumbered.

1981

Williams, William James. A Heritage of American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1981: 48, repro. 60.

1983

Razzetti, F. "Il 'Raffaello d'America' a Parma per il Correggio." Gazzetta di Parma (4 July 1983): 3, repro.

1992

American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 265, repro.

1995

Miles, Ellen G. American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1995: 139-142, color repro. 141.

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