Artist
Joseph Blackburn(American, born England, c. 1730–1774/78, active 1754–1772)American, born England, c. 1730–1774/78, active 1754–1772
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Portrait of Abigail Erving (Mrs. George Scott, 1733–1768)
Date1760
PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 50 × 39 3/4 in. (127 × 101 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Theta Charity Antiques Show
Object numberB.2016.4
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
106 Cameron Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
ProvenanceThe sitter; bequeathed to John Erving 5th (1855–1917); to his daughter, Sarah Erving King, 1917; Cornelia Abbot Ames (Erving descendant); [Carl Stinson Auction House, Reading, Massachusetts, December 2013, lot 228]; [Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York]; [Copake Auction, Copake, New York, May 16, 2015, lot 27]; [Alexander Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History"The Hudson–Fulton Celebration Exhibition," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September–November 1909.
"Theta Charity Antiques Show," George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, November 14–19, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed labels with additional inscriptions in ink on verso:
LOAN / _______ / 150.1949
( Hudson - Fulton ) / The Metropolitan Museum of Art. / Mr. John Erving ? (illegible)
LOAN / _______ / 150.1949
( Hudson - Fulton ) / The Metropolitan Museum of Art. / Mr. John Erving ? (illegible)
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