Shelburne Museum acquires John Singleton Copley portrait of Mrs. John Scollay
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Thursday, December 12, 2024


Shelburne Museum acquires John Singleton Copley portrait of Mrs. John Scollay
Electra Havemeyer Webb with portrait of John Scollay by John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), 1960. Gelatin silver print, 5 x 4 in. Collection of Shelburne Museum Archives. Image courtesy Shelburne Museum.



SHELBURNE, VT.- Shelburne Museum has acquired a portrait by John Singleton Copley entitled Mrs. John Scollay (Mercy Greenleaf), a pendant painting to the portrait in the museum’s permanent collection, Mr. John Scollay, reuniting the long-separated portraits of wife and husband, Shelburne Museum Director Thomas Denenberg announced.

John Scollay, a chairman of the Boston Board of Selectmen and member of the Sons of Liberty, commissioned Copley (1738-1815), the preeminent portraiture artist in the American colonies, for this portrait of his wife as a pendant to his own portrait. Completed in 1763, Mrs. Scollay’s portrait demonstrates Copley’s talents and abilities as a painter as evidenced through the beautifully rendered fabric draped around the sitter.

Shelburne Museum founder Electra Havemeyer Webb assembled the American paintings collection with the intention of juxtaposing well-known artists such as Copley with lesser-known itinerant or “folk” painters. She purchased the portrait of John Scollay from Harry Shaw Newman at the Old Print Shop in New York City in 1959. The Museum’s extensive collection of American paintings tell a story about how the fine arts developed and came of age in the United States, and the reunion of these pendants continues to enrich the narrative.

The museum is presenting a webinar on the new acquisition and the story of how these two paintings were reunited. Denenberg will discuss the intriguing circumstances that led to the reunion of the long-separated couple. The evening will be a tale of revolutionary Boston, featuring the young John Singleton Copley and his portraits of Mercy Greenleaf and John Scollay. Live Q&A follows the presentation. Together Again: A New Acquisition Reunites a Pair of Copley Portraits is at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17. To register visit the museum’s website, shelburnemuseum.org










Today's News

February 12, 2021

MFA, St. Petersburg exhibition focuses on Greek art created during the Geometric period

Jazz legend and fusion pioneer Chick Corea dies of cancer

Christie's to offer rare illuminated manuscripts from the Collection of Elaine and Alexandre P. Rosenberg

Shelburne Museum acquires John Singleton Copley portrait of Mrs. John Scollay

George and Martha Washington's hair among Presidential memorabilia up for auction

Exhibition presents some forty essential works by Mark Tobey

The Met announces Alex Da Corte as artist for 2021 Roof Garden Commission

Britain's brass bands fear being blown away by virus curbs

Frederick Douglass ALS leads Fine Books & Autographs at Swann

Forgotten at home, Italian comic strip enjoys cult status in ex-Yugoslavia

Berlin film festival to spotlight pandemic-era movies

Coin collection of the late Richard Plant is 100% sold at Dix Noonan Webb

Leslie Robertson, who engineered the World Trade Center, dies at 92

James Gunn, prizewinning science fiction author, dies at 97

National Book Foundation names new leader

Review: Shakespeare's baddies convene in 'All the Devils Are Here'

In Spain, virtuoso violinist pays tribute to war-torn Lebanon childhood

World War II Citroen truck for sale with H&H Classics

John Murphy named Director of Development and Donor Relations at MWPAI

New Orleans Museum of Art announces major fund and pledged endowment from Del and Ginger Hall

Timken Museum of Art names Kathleen Lundgren and Alexandra Davis Perez to its Board of Directors

George H.W. Bush Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev to be auctioned

Toledo Museum of Art promotes two to senior management roles

A vision of Asian American cinema that questions the very premise

A High Quality Website Shows You Care About your Company and its Customers

OtelMs Company │ Provide Best Hotel management Software

Is sports betting down to luck or is it really an art of skill?

Longest Running Hindi TV Daily Soaps

The Japan Culture & Arts Profitability Enhancement Project brings to you Video on Demand Adventures!

Follow these effective and simple tips to secure good grades in your Law college degree.

Guide to Travel With Younger Children - Why It's Important

How to Promote Art via Video on Facebook

5 Tips That'll Take Your Drone Photography to New Heights

How to get a cell phone with bad credit and no deposit

Everything You Need to Know About Buying a Car in Florida

Eyeshadow Palettes to Rock Day or Night

Where to Search for Rental Cars

How do Hemp Cigarettes Help You Quit Smoking

The Best Studio City Rehab Facilities




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Attorneys
Truck Accident Attorneys
Accident Attorneys
Houston Dentist
Abogado de accidentes
สล็อต
สล็อตเว็บตรง
Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site Parroquia Natividad del Señor
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful