Susan Apthorp (Mrs. Thomas Bulfinch)
Joseph Blackburn
(American (born in England), active in North America 1753–1763)
1757
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions127 x 101.6 cm (50 x 40 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John Templeman Coolidge
Accession number45.517
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsCenter left, on plinth: I. Blackburn Pinxit 1757Provenance1757, the Apthorp family; by descent to the daughter of the sitter, Elizabeth Bulfinch (Mrs. Joseph) Coolidge (1777-1837); 1837, by descent to her daughter, Elizabeth Boyer Coolidge (Mrs. Tasker Hazard) Swett (1797-1880); 1880, by descent to her son Joseph Coolidge Swett (1829-1887); 1887, by descent to his son, John Templeman Coolidge (1856-1945), Boston; 1945, gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Templeton Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 14, 1945)
