Madonna of Saint Jerome
1764/1766
Painter, American, 1734 - 1805
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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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.) -
Accession
1944.17.1
Artwork history & notes
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
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.
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.
Wikidata ID
Q20178254