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Portrait of Mrs. Converse

William McGregor Paxton

Artwork Details

Portrait of Mrs. Converse
1905
William McGregor Paxton
oil on canvas
4 ft. 6 1/2 in. x 43 3/4 in. x 4 in. (138.43 x 111.13 x 10.16 cm)
Gift of Peter N. Heydon
2000/2.19

Description

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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