Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. William B. Cabot)
1900-1902
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 99.1 × 82.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-140327
This is a portrait of the wife of William Brooks Cabot, an accomplished civil engineer in Boston and a close friend of the artist’s. Abbott Thayer began working on Mrs. Cabot’s portrait when he was preparing to depart for Cornwall, England. He not only carried the canvas abroad with him, but also took Mrs. Cabot’s dress so he could refer to it as he completed the painting. Thayer exhibited the fi…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly
Registry history
- 1900-1902 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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