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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.206
People
Unidentified Artist
Formerly attributed to John Singleton Copley, American (Boston, MA 1738 - 1815 London, England)
Title
Mother and Son Reading
Other Titles
Former Title: Portrait of a woman and a young boy
Former Title: Portrait of the Artist's Mother and Half-Brother
Former Title: Mary Pelham and Son
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
18th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/311266

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
sight: 65.4 x 65.4 cm (25 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.206
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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