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Drawing
Mary Smyth Hunter (Mrs. Charles Hunter)
John Singer Sargent, 1856 - 1925
Sargent, John Singer
United States
1856 - 1925
Male
23 3/4 x 18 3/8 in. (60.3 x 46.7 cm)
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Charcoal
Charcoal
ca. 1904
1899
1909
1900-2000, 20th century, drawing, figure, portraits, women
Drawing
upper left, in the image
1970.52
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
70.52SL1
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digital image
Memorial Art Gallery
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3/13/2002
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70.52DI2
digital image
Memorial Art Gallery
Imaging Complete
1/19/2015
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Painting
Louise Weiland Shakespeare (Mrs. William Shakespeare)
John Singer Sargent, 1856 - 1925
Sargent, John Singer
United States
1856 - 1925
Male
29 3/8 x 24 1/2 in. (74.6 x 62.2 cm)
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Oil
Oil
circa 1896
1891
1901
1900-2000, 20th century, figure, paintings, portraits, women
Painting
John Singer Sargent was the most fashionable portrait painter working in England and the United States in the late 1800s. He was not only a gifted artist, but an accomplished pianist and linguist. The novelist Henry James once remarked that London society at the turn of the century saw John Singer Sargent and his friends “…all swimming just now in a sea of music,” with Sargent being “as much a player as a painter.”
The sitter of this portrait, Louise Weiland (c. 1850–1911), was brought up at the court of Dresden, Germany. She married the British singer, composer, and conductor William Shakespeare, one of Sargent’s closest friends, in 1875. Mrs. Shakespeare was best known for the musical salons she held in her London home, which brought together artists, musicians, and members of high society. She was described by her friend Eva Ducat as a quiet woman who “hid brilliant gifts under a gentle, deprecating manner.” According to Ducat, Sargent tried to capture Mrs. Shakespeare’s characteristic wistful expression by telling her sad stories as he painted her portrait.
[Forman Gallery, Summer 2015]
upper rightupper left
1957.14
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
57.14TR1
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digital image
Memorial Art Gallery
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7/10/2000
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