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Mrs. Stephen Minot (Sally Minot)
John Trumbull (American, 1756–1843)
1806
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.2 x 61.28 cm (30 x 24 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Susan I. Minot
Accession Number79.334
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
The Minots were married in Boston in 1805 and then set off on a business trip to Calcutta, India. They returned to the United States the following year, when these likenesses were painted, in New York. According to Trumbull's account book, he was paid $200 for the two portraits (about $2600 today). The original, leaf-patterned frames are American interpretations of contemporary, high style French frames. The daughter of the sitters gave the paintings to the Museum.
ProvenanceThe artist; to Stephen Minot, the sitter's husband; to Miss Susan I. Minot, their daughter; to MFA, 1879, gift of Miss Susan I. Minot.