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Saul Reproved by Samuel

John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815)
1798

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 172.08 x 217.49 cm (67 3/4 x 85 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Susan Greene Dexter in memory of Charles and Martha Babcock Amory
Accession Number25.99
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings

ProvenanceMay 18, 1811, John Singleton Copley sale, Christie's, London, lot 41, unsold and passed by descent to the artist's son, John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst (b. 1772- d. 1863), London; March 5, 1864, posthumous Lord Lyndhurst sale, Christie's, London, lot 84, to Cox for Martha Babcock Greene Amory (b. 1813- d. 1881), Boston [see note]; by inheritance to her daughter, Susan Greene Amory (Mrs. Franklin) Dexter (b. 1840 - d. 1924), Boston; 1925, bequest of Susan Greene Dexter to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 24, 1925)

NOTE: Granddaughter of the artist and niece of Lord Lyndhurst.