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Dr. Silvester Gardiner (1708-1786)

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Copley often incorporated personal objects of importance to his subjects into his paintings. In his portrait of Anne Fairchild Bowler, the woman’s flower strand represents her wealth and her family’s business as owners of a greenhouse.

John Singleton Copley, Anne Fairchild Bowler (Mrs. Metcalf Bowler), c. 1763. Oil on canvas, 127.2 x 102.2 cm (50 1/16 x 40 1/4 in.) National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Louise Alida Livingston, 1968, 1968.1.1. Image courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington, www.nga.gov.

John Singleton Copley, Anne Fairchild Bowler (Mrs. Metcalf Bowler), c. 1763. Oil on canvas, 127.2 x 102.2 cm (50 1/16 x 40 1/4 in.) National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Louise Alida Livingston, 1968, 1968.1.1. Image courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington, www.nga.gov.