Martha Tennent Rogers (Mrs. David Rogers) and Her Son, probably Samuel Henry Rogers

1788

Ralph Earl

Painter, American, 1751 - 1801

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Information on this painting can be found in the Gallery publication American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century, pages 94-96, which is available as a free PDF https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/american-paintings-18th-century.pdf
On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G41-C

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent from the sitter to Frank Bartow West [1869-1942], Macon, Georgia; to his son, Addison Tinsley West [1897-1985], Orlando, Florida;[1] sold 21 February 1963 to (Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York); purchased 15 March 1963 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch;[2] gift 1965 to NGA.
[1] Edward Francis Frémaux de Beixedon, Jr., The Ancestors and Descendants of Dr. David Rogers, n.p, 1921, repro. opp., with owner's name; information from Addison West's daughter Elizabeth H. Reed, Orlando, Florida, 1991.
[2] Letter from Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., 17 May 1991 (in NGA curatorial file).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1968

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar Williams and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Inc., Columbus, Georgia, 1968-1969, no. 2.

1980

  • Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, Lisbon, Portugal, 1980-1982.

1989

  • Men and Women: Dressing the Part, National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C., 1989-1991, no cat.

1991

  • Ralph Earl: The Face of the Young Republic, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 1991-1992, 142-144, no. 24.

Bibliography

1921

  • de Beixedon, Jr., Edward Francis Frémaux. The Ancestors and Descendants of Dr. David Rogers. 1921: repro. opp. 106.

1968

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Exh. cat. Museum of Arts and Crafts, Inc., Columbus, Georgia, 1968-1969: no. 2.

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 54, repro., as Martha Tennent Rogers and Daughter.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 151, repro.

1988

  • Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin. Ralph Earl: Artist-Entrepreneur. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1988: 121-122, 314-315.

1991

  • Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin. Ralph Earl: The Face of the Young Republic. Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth. New Haven, London, and Hartford, 1991: 142-144, no. 24.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 168, repro.

1995

  • Miles, Ellen G. American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1995: 94-96, color repro. 95.

Inscriptions

lower left: R. Earl / 1788

Wikidata ID

Q20179597

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