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Matthew Pratt

Madonna of Saint Jerome, 1764/1766

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 77.7 x 59.8 cm (30 9/16 x 23 9/16 in.)

framed: 98.1 x 80 x 7 cm (38 5/8 x 31 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Clarence Van Dyke Tiers

Accession Number

1944.17.1

Artists / Makers

Matthew Pratt (painter) American, 1734 - 1805

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Provenance

The artist's descendants to his granddaughter, Maria Fennell [d. 1880], Philadelphia;[1] bequeathed to her niece, Rosalie Vallance Tiers Jackson [Mrs. Charles P. Jackson, 1852-1944];[2] by gift 1915 to her nephew, Clarence Van Dyke Tiers [1869-1959], Oakmont, Pennsylvania and Daytona Beach, Florida; gift 1944 to NGA.

[1] The painting's presumed provenance was from the artist to his daughter Mary [Mrs. William Fennell, 1771-1849]. Her three daughters were Maria and Susan, who never married, and Anna Matilda, who married Arundius Tiers (William Sawitzky, Matthew Pratt, A Study of his Work (New York, 1942), 27).

[2] In her will, dated September 4, 1879 (Philadelphia, Register of Wills, W476-1880), Maria Fennell left most of her estate to Rosalie Tiers. She provided that her niece inherit "my share of the pictures and household furniture, which I own jointly with my sister Susan Fennell." The portrait is not mentioned specifically.

Associated Names

Fennell, Maria
Tiers, Clarence Van Dyke, Mr.
Tiers, Rosalie Valence

Exhibition History

1773: The King's Arms Tavern ("Mrs. Vobe's,"), Williamsburg, Va., 1773.

1811: First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Artists of the United States, Philadelphia, 1811, no. 323, as Holy Family [Possibly]

1828: Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1828, no. 316, as Holy Family after Corregio [Possibly]

1969: Ninth Annual Madonna Festival, Immaculate Heart Retreat House, Spokane, May 1969.

1976: The Eye of Thomas Jefferson, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1976, no. 17.

1980: Benjamin West and His American Students, National Portrait Gallery, Washington; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1980-1981, unnumbered.

1986: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Otto J. Reich, U.S. Embassy residence, Caracas, Venezuela, 1986-1989.

Bibliography

1811: Perhaps the First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Artists of the United States, Exh. cat. Philadelphia, 1811: no. 323, possibly as the "Holy Family".

1828: Perhaps the Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Exh. cat. Philadelphia, 1828: no. 316, possibly as "Holy Family after Corregio".

1869: Dunlap, William. A History of the Rise and Progress of The Arts of Design in the United States. 2 vols. Reprinted in 3. New York, 1969 (1834): 1:101.

1942: Sawitzky, William. Matthew Pratt, 1734-1805. New York, 1942: 9, 29-30, 57-58, pl. 3.

1955: Rutledge, Anna Wells. Cumulative Record of Exhibition Catalogues: the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1807-1870; the Society of Artists, 1800-1814; the Artists' Fund Society, 1835-1845. Philadelphia, 1955: 175.

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 92, repro.

1976: The Eye of Thomas Jefferson. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1976: no. 17.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 212, repro.

1980: Evans, Dorinda. Benjamin West and His American Students. Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, Washington; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Washington, 1980: unnumbered.

1981: Williams, William James. A Heritage of American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1981: 48, repro. 60.

1983: Razzetti, F. "Il 'Raffaello d'America' a Parma per il Correggio." Gazzetta di Parma (4 July 1983): 3, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 265, 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: 139-142, color repro. 141.