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Portrait of Mrs. Converse

William McGregor Paxton

Artwork Details

Portrait of Mrs. Converse
1905
William McGregor Paxton
oil on canvas
44 1/16 x 35 9/16 in. (111.8 x 90.2 cm);4 ft. 7 in. x 43 13/16 in. (139.7 x 111.13 cm)
Gift of Peter N. Heydon
2000/2.19

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Mrs. Converse may be Emma Converse (nee Tudor), the wife of Boston composer Frederick Converse. Paxton painted portraits of Frederick in 1899, a full family portrait in 1903, and a wedding portrait of Paxton's daughter, Louise, in 1915.

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