Mrs. John Greene

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1915.527

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CMA_.1915.527

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

1999

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1999

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Paintings

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Paintings

Object Type

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Creator Name:

Copley, John Singleton

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Copley, John Singleton

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

North American; American

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North American; American

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

artist

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artist

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

1738 - 1815

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1738 - 1815

Creator Dates/Places

false

Gender:

M

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M

Gender

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Creator Name-CRT:

John Singleton Copley

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John Singleton Copley

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Mrs. John Greene

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Mrs. John Greene

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

1769

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1769

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1769

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1769

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1769

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1769

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

oil on canvas

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oil on canvas

Materials and Techniques

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Dimensions:

Unframed: 125.7cm x 101cm

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Unframed: 125.7cm x 101cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1915.527

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1915.527

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust

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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust

Credit Line

false

Inscriptions:

Signed lower right: "JSCp. 1769 [JSC in monogram]"

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Signed lower right: "JSCp. 1769 [JSC in monogram]"

Inscriptions

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Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Provenance:

Family of the sitter, by descent to John Ward (New York sale 1914); (Vose Gallery, Boston; the first painting bought by the Museum, 1915).

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Family of the sitter, by descent to John Ward (New York sale 1914); (Vose Gallery, Boston; the first painting bought by the Museum, 1915).

Provenance

false

Context:

The Boston painter Copley's virtuosity at rendering luxurious textiles was precisely the kind of talent that appealed to his patrons. In 1769 the prosperous merchant John Greene commissioned a portrait of himself and this portrait of his wife, Catharine(1735-1785), after thirteen years of marriage. Shown at the age of 34, Mrs. Greene wears a fanciful costume inspired by ancient styles, strikes a pose derived from an English engraving, and pretends to lean against a rock that looks as insubstantial as a theatrical prop. In contrast to the contemporary dress and pursuit of business affairs shown in her husband's portrait, this likeness places Mrs. Greene in an ideal realm far removed from mundane matters.The frame is original.

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The Boston painter Copley's virtuosity at rendering luxurious textiles was precisely the kind of talent that appealed to his patrons. In 1769 the prosperous merchant John Greene commissioned a portrait of himself and this portrait of his wife, Catharine(1735-1785), after thirteen years of marriage. Shown at the age of 34, Mrs. Greene wears a fanciful costume inspired by ancient styles, strikes a pose derived from an English engraving, and pretends to lean against a rock that looks as insubstantial as a theatrical prop. In contrast to the contemporary dress and pursuit of business affairs shown in her husband's portrait, this likeness places Mrs. Greene in an ideal realm far removed from mundane matters.The frame is original.

Context

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Mrs. John Greene