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Elizabeth Storer (Mrs. Isaac Smith)
Joseph Badger (American, 1708–1765)
about 1746
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
91.44 x 73.66 cm (36 x 29 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Frances Cordis Cruft
Accession Number42.376
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceAbout 1746, commissioned by Isaac Smith (1719-1787) of Boston on the occasion of his marriage to the sitter (1726-1786) [1]; 1787, by descent to their son, William Smith (1755-1816); 1816, by descent to his daughter, Elizabeth Storer Smith (Mrs. Edward) Cruft; by descent to her granddaughter, Frances Cordis Cruft (born 1874); 1942, bequest of Frances Cordis Cruft to the MFA. (June 9, 1942)
[1] Carrie Rebora, et al. John Singleton Copley in America. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995, p. 253.
[1] Carrie Rebora, et al. John Singleton Copley in America. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995, p. 253.