Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 24.421
Date:
Ca. 1750-1760
Notes:
"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969.
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. 12.
Saunders, Richard H., and Ellen G. Miles, "American Colonial Portraits 1700-1776," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press for the National Portrait Gallery, 1987, pg. 190.
Summary:
Portrait of Mrs. John Edwards seated in a high-back chair, her body facing front, her gaze directed toward the viewer, and a book held in her left hand. She wears a lace bonnet and a dress with a wide white collar and white ruffles at the cuffs. To the right there is some landscaping, springs of foliage with clouds above.
