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A fave Feke, Edward Shippen IV (1729-1806) of Philadelphia, who sat for Robert Feke in 1750 at the age of 21. One of the artist’s best, great suit (the dog-ear cuffs on the coat are 🔥, the pink lining is also a nice touch), even greater swagger. @philamuseum #VastEarlyAmerica
@DrKBlock These #VastEarlyAmerica titles by @Historiann, @jmjafrx, and @profsophiewhite, @AnneMarieLaneJ1's Two Métis Women in 18th-C Île Royale (https://t.co/mfDlZc2Q0Q) and @JessBlakeSays's Black Tradeswomen + the Making of a Taste Culture in Lower Louisiana (https://t.co/9a9BAqfdmK)
Thanks everyone! Because I can't help myself, another teaser of visual highlights.
Her elder sister Catherine McCall (1717-1750) was married to Scotsman John Inglis (1708-1775), one of the assembly’s founding directors.
The Maryland-born Quaker Ann Galloway Pemberton (1750-1798) painted by James Claypoole, Jr. as a pendant to her husband’s portrait by the same artist circa 1767. @PAFAcademy #americanart #vastearlyamerica
Joseph Pemberton (1745-1782), Quaker merchant of Philadelphia, painted around the time of his 1767 marriage by James Claypoole, Jr. @PAFAcademy
#americanart #vastearlyamerica
Philadelphia-born, Matthew Pratt traveled to London in 1764 and 1770, copying a number of old master paintings. He exhibited this copy of Guido Reni’s 1636 Jupiter and Europa at Williamsburg’s King’s Arms Tavern in 1773. Now @colonialwmsburg #vastearlyamerica #americanart
Mary Wright Alsop (1740-1829) of Middletown, CT. Like her mother, she also sat for Ralph Earl in 1792. The sheen of her green silk gown and the reflection of her forearm in the table’s polished surface are especially satisfying. @americanart #vastearlyamerica #atsaam #americanart