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Stuart, Gilbert,
Portrait group -- Family
Portrait male -- Malbone, Francis
Portrait male -- Malbone, Francis
Portrait male -- Malbone, Saunders
Portrait male -- Malbone, Saunders
Object -- Written Matter
Object -- Written Matter
Object -- Other
Painting
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:
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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