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1901.1.D

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Portrait of Frances A. Blake

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Artist

Jeremiah Pearson Hardy (Pelham, New Hampshire, 10/22/1800 - 2/9/1887, Bangor, Maine)

Title

Portrait of Frances A. Blake

Creation Date

n.d.

Century

19th century

Dimensions

46 3/8 in. x 36 3/4 in. (117.79 cm. x 93.35 cm.)

Object Type

portrait

Creation Place

North America, United States

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Credit Line

Gift of her son, Edward H. Blake

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1901.1.D

This portrait figures Frances A. Blake, the wife of William Blake, a wealthy banker and merchant from Bangor, Maine. Painted by Jeremiah Pearson Hardy, the period’s leading portraitist in Maine, it depicts Blake as an elegant and learned woman with a fondness for the guitar. Hardy was born in New Hampshire, but moved in 1826 to Bangor, then a booming lumber port. Having trained in New York under artist-inventor Samuel F.B. Morse, Hardy created portraits of many of the Maine’s most prominent citizens.

Keywords: portraits