Edward Augustus Holyoke
Benjamin Blythe
(American, 1746–after 1786)
1771
Medium/TechniquePastel on paper
DimensionsFramed: 45.7 × 38.1 cm (18 × 15 in.)
Sheet: 37.5 × 28.6 cm (14 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 37.5 × 28.6 cm (14 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Nancy, David, and Christopher Osgood in loving memory of William B. Osgood
Accession number2020.6
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Not on viewClassificationsPastels
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ProvenanceSusanna Holyoke (b. 1779 - d. 1860), daughter of the sitter, and her husband, Joshua Ward, Jr.; by descent to their daughter, Susanna (b. 1813 - d. 1844), who married Charles Osgood (b. 1809 - d. 1890), Salem, MA; by descent to to their son, Charles Stuart Osgood (b. 1839 - d. 1897); by descent to his son, Edward Holyoke Osgood (b. 1882 – d. 1952); by descent to his son, Edward Holyoke Osgood, Jr. (b. 1916 – d. 2007), brother of William B. Osgood; August 5, 2007, Northeast Auctions, Manchester, NH, lot 1636, to William B. and Nancy Osgood, Brookline, MA; 2020, gift of Nancy Osgood, Norwich, VT to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2020)
Unknown American, 19th century
Unknown American, 19th century
Unidentified artist, American, 19th century