Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

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Art of the Americas: July 2011–June 2012


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Adam Babcock

about 1774
Henry Pelham
Frame attributed to Paul Revere, Jr.
Height x width: 2 x 1 1/4 in. (5.1 x 3.2 cm)
Watercolor on ivory

Classification: Miniatures

Accession number: 2011.1897.1-2

Provenance/Ownership History: About 1774, painted for Adam Babcock (the sitter), Boston; until 2011, by descent within the family; October, 30 2011, sale (consigned by a descendent of Adam Babcock), Skinner, Boston, lot 250, sold to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 16, 2011)

A. Shuman Collection—Abraham Shuman Fund and funds donated by Kristin and Roger Servison