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.
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.
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