GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This engaging portrait is a combination of close observation and stylized artistic conventions. Sarah Badger Noyes' distinctive facial features and expression, as well as the attention paid to her lace collar and sleeves, testify to the artist's careful study of the model and her clothing. The stylized flower tucked into Noyes' collar and the fruit she holds, however, are most likely props taken from European mezzotint engravings, carrying generic meanings of youth and fertility. Since its discovery, this portrait has been attributed to different artists. Based on the identity of the sitter, as well as the technique, it has most recently been attributed to Noyes' cousin Joseph Badger, a Massachusetts portraitist popular in Boston between the death of John Smibert and the advent of John Singleton Copley.
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William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label text, 2006
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c. 1760-1765
Previously attributed to John Durand
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Badger, Joseph (American, 1708-1765)
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Place of origin: Boston (Massachusetts/United States): TGN: 7013445
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From 1992: Dallas Museum of Art, The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, gift of Faith P. Bybee
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General Description
This engaging portrait is a combination of close observation and stylized artistic conventions. Sarah Badger Noyes' distinctive facial features and expression, as well as the attention paid to her lace collar and sleeves, testify to the artist's careful study of the model and her clothing. The stylized flower tucked into Noyes' collar and the fruit she holds, however, are most likely props taken from European mezzotint engravings, carrying generic meanings of youth and fertility. Since its discovery, this portrait has been attributed to different artists. Based on the identity of the sitter, as well as the technique, it has most recently been attributed to Noyes' cousin Joseph Badger, a Massachusetts portraitist popular in Boston between the death of John Smibert and the advent of John Singleton Copley.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label text, 2006
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
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Notes
c. 1760-1765
Previously attributed to John Durand
Object File reviewed
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Badger, Joseph (American, 1708-1765)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Boston (Massachusetts/United States): TGN: 7013445
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1992: Dallas Museum of Art, The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, gift of Faith P. Bybee
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VIDEO ASSETS
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