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    Francis Malbone and His Brother Saunders, (painting).
    Artist: 
    Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828, painter.
    Title: 
    Francis Malbone and His Brother Saunders, (painting).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1773.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Oil on canvas.
    Dimensions: 
    35 x 43 in. (88.9 x 109.2 cm).
    Description: 
    Portrait of Francis Malbone and his brother Saunders seated around a writing table, with Francis on the left working on a letter, his left hand holding a quill pen, which he is about to dip in an inkwell, and Saunders seated opposite holding a book open with his left hand.
    Subject: 
    Portrait group -- Family -- Siblings
    Portrait male -- Malbone, Francis -- Child
    Portrait male -- Malbone, Francis -- Waist length
    Portrait male -- Malbone, Saunders -- Child
    Portrait male -- Malbone, Saunders -- Waist length
    Object -- Written Matter -- Book
    Object -- Written Matter -- Letter
    Object -- Other -- Writing Tool
    Object Type: 
    Painting
    Owner: 
    Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 1991.436
    Provenance: 
    Formerly in the collection of Blodget, Francis Malbone, Mrs., ca. 1967.
    Gift of Blodget, Francis Malbone, Jr.,
    References: 
    American Art Review (July 1977).
    Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 268.
    "Gilbert Stuart, Portraitist of the Young Republic, 1755-1828," [Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, June 28-August 20 and the] Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence [Sept. 9-October 15] 1967.
    "Barratt, Carrie Rebora, and Ellen G. Miles, "Gilbert Stuart," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, no. 3.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    American Art Review (July 1977): pg. 53.
    Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 268.
    "Gilbert Stuart, Portraitist of the Young Republic, 1755-1828," [Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, June 28-August 20 and the] Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence [Sept. 9-October 15] 1967, pg.37.
    "Barratt, Carrie Rebora, and Ellen G. Miles, "Gilbert Stuart," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, no. 3.
    Note: 
    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 Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAP 82190773
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