Portrait of Abigail Erving Scott
1760
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1760
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Portrait of Abigail Erving Scott is a 1760 oil by Joseph Blackburn, a Rococo painting work, held at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
This painting is a portrait of a woman in a white dress with lace trim and a blue shawl. She wears a hat adorned with flowers and holds a basket of pink flowers in her left hand. Her right hand is raised to her hat, and she faces the viewer with a neutral expression. The background of the painting is dark, with hints of orange and green. The overall atmosphere is one of elegance and refinement, suggesting that the subject is a member of the upper class. If you're interested in learning more about this style of portraiture, you might want to look up the artist Joseph Blackburn.
Joseph Blackburn (died 1787) was an English painter who worked mainly in British North America. His notable works include portraits of Hugh Jones (circa 1777) and Colonel Theodore Atkinson (circa 1760).
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