Early American paintings; catalogue of an exhibition held in the Museum of the Brooklyn instituteof arts and sciences, Brooklyn, February 3d to March 12th, 1917 . JONATHAN MOUNTFORT OF BOSTON BY JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY. JAMES MURRAY BY JOHN SINGLETON COfLEY EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY CONTINUED i 7 JAMES MURRAY (1713-1791). He was born at*? Unthank, Scotland, and died at Halifax, N. S. was a planter in North Carolina from 1735 to 1765and a member of the Governors Council, secretary and clerkof the Crown. From 1765 to 1776 he lived in Boston, butnot finding himself in
Early American paintings; catalogue of an exhibition held in the Museum of the Brooklyn instituteof arts and sciences, Brooklyn, February 3d to March 12th, 1917 . JONATHAN MOUNTFORT OF BOSTON BY JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY. JAMES MURRAY BY JOHN SINGLETON COfLEY EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY CONTINUED i 7 JAMES MURRAY (1713-1791). He was born at*? Unthank, Scotland, and died at Halifax, N. S. was a planter in North Carolina from 1735 to 1765and a member of the Governors Council, secretary and clerkof the Crown. From 1765 to 1776 he lived in Boston, butnot finding himself in sympathy with the revolutionary move-ment, became an exile and retired to Halifax. This portraitwas painted about 1761 and remained at Brush Hill, nearMilton, until the death of James Murray Robbins, a grandsonof James Murray, which occurred in 1885. The portrait wasthen allotted to Mrs. J. P. Lesley, who in turn presented it toMr. Edward H. R. Lyman, the father of the present portrait is still in the possession of a canvas: H. 49^ inches; W. 39V2 inches. Lent by Mr. Frank EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY CONTINUED -1 o COLONEL EPES SARGENT (1690-1762). Thispo
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