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Arthur Tooth & Sons, Ltd.

est. 1842

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James Massy-Dawson (?)

Henry Singleton · c. 1790/1800 · oil on wood ·  Accession ID  1954.1.11

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James, 5th Duke of Hamilton

Jeremiah Davison · 1737/1740 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1947.17.29

Shown from the hips up, a young woman with pale skin, pink cheeks, and copper-red hair sits gazing at us in this vertical portrait painting. She has wide-set, brown eyes, a pointed chin, and her pink lips are closed with a mere hint of a smile. Curls frame her forehead and face, and the rest of her hair is pulled up at the back of her head. She sits on a chair upholstered dusky rose-pink chair with her body angled to our right. Her left arm, on our right, rests on the curved back of the chair, and her fingers are interlaced. Her white gown has a low, scooped neckline trimmed with ruffles and is tightly cinched under her bosom. A dove-gray shawl with gleaming straw-yellow accents wraps around her back and drapes loosely over her shoulders and upper arms. A rust-red cloth hangs in folds from the top edge of the painting to fill the right three-quarters of the background. It is pulled aside to the left to reveal a glimpse of a landscape with a green lawn and trees under an azure-blue streaked with white and gray clouds.
Gilbert Stuart, Ann Barry, 1803/1805, oil on canvas, Gift of Jean McGinley Draper, 1954.9.3

Ann Barry

Gilbert Stuart · 1803/1805 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1954.9.3

Benjamin West, Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham, c. 1797, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1947.17.101

Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham

Benjamin West · c. 1797 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1947.17.101

Shown from about the ribcage up, a cleanshaven man with pale skin sits with his elbow resting on the arm of his chair so the back of those fingers brush his chin in this vertical portrait painting. His body and face are angled to our right almost in profile so he looks at us from the corners of his brown eyes under dark, arched eyebrows. He has a straight nose, and his pale coral-pink lips are closed. His nickel-gray hair is curled along his ears and pulled back with an olive-green bow at the nape of his neck. His large hat is pushed back over his forehead, away from us, so its wide brim creates a dark circle around his face. The lapels of his steel-blue, tight-fitting jacket are folded back over a high, white collar. The edge of the white shirt also shows at the cuff of his right hand. The elbow closer to us rests on what might be a piece of light gray paper or piece of fabric, over a cranberry-red cloth or the arm of the upholstered chair. His left hand, farther from us, is propped on a wood frame or board, to which a small, white, square cloth appears to be affixed or draped. The light falls strongly from our upper left so his profile is brightly lit against the dark shadows on the far side of his face. The background darkens from light, slate blue to our left to coffee brown to our right.
Unknown 18th Century, Benjamin West, c. 1776, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1942.8.39

Benjamin West

Unknown 18th Century · c. 1776 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1942.8.39

This painting shows a seated woman, her head turned slightly to the right. She has fair skin with rosy cheeks, pale eyebrows, a long nose, and thin pink lips in a neutral expression. Her dark brown hair is in an updo behind her head and adorned with blue ribbons and pearls, and she has a pearl necklace around her neck. She is wearing a dark blue dress with lace details around the low neckline and the wide sleeves. She holds a large open book with a yellow cover on her lap, and there is a guitar-like instrument leaning next to her on the right. On the left is draping red fabric and a cascade of colorful flowers. Behind her in the distance are large, off-white buildings with tall columns and railings, and behind the buildings is a green hill covered with peacocks and leafy trees. The blue sky above is scattered with puffy white and gray clouds.
Benjamin West, Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford), 1799, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1947.17.23

Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford)

Benjamin West · 1799 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1947.17.23

The painting shows a scene from a slightly elevated angle. At the bottom are three people; two women are tending to a man who appears to have long spears or arrows in him. The three people have yellow-toned skin, and the man is mostly nude except for a red cloth draped around his waist. The women wear blue and white cloths draped around their heads and shoulders over dark dresses. One of them holds a silver bowl, and the other pulls an arrow out of the man, who sits on a white cloth. They are at the edge of a dense forest. Trees tower above them on both sides. Beyond the trees is a distant hill, and distant people on horseback are walking along the ridge, facing away from us. The sky above is pale blue. At the top of the painting, surrounded by green leaves, are two flying cherubs gilded with yellow light. They point down to the three figures below. The brushwork in the painting is loose and expressive.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Saint Sebastian Succored by the Holy Women, 1874, oil on canvas, Timken Collection, 1960.6.4

Saint Sebastian Succored by the Holy Women

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot · 1874 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1960.6.4

British 18th Century, The Hon. Sir Francis Burton Conyngham, c. 1790/1795, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1947.17.102

The Hon. Sir Francis Burton Conyngham

British 18th Century · c. 1790/1795 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1947.17.102

James Millar, Lady Algernon Percy, c. 1777/1780, oil on canvas, Gift of Howard Sturges, 1956.9.5

Lady Algernon Percy

James Millar · c. 1777/1780 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1956.9.5

Shown from the knees up, a woman wearing a black dress is painted with areas of mottled color in this vertical painting. The woman’s body faces us, her shoulders sloping steeply down from her elongated neck. She sits with her hands in her lap, and she looks down and to our left. Her peach-colored, long, narrow face comes to a point at her chin, and her cheeks are flushed pink. Her almond-shaped eyes, curved brows, long nose, and closed lips are outlined with gray. Her brown hair is pulled up and back, and short bangs brush her forehead. A gold-colored disk at the point of the dress’s V-neck could be a brooch. Two parallel black lines suggest a chair rail running behind the woman’s elbows. The background is painted with visible strokes of fog gray and moss green above the rail and darker, elephant gray below. The artist signed the upper right corner, “modigliani.”
Amedeo Modigliani, Café Singer, 1917, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.44

Café Singer

Amedeo Modigliani · 1917 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1963.10.44