Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) William Stackpole 29 x 23 5/8 in....
PROPERTY FROM THE STACKPOLE FAMILY COLLECTION
Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)
William Stackpole
oil on panel
29 x 23 5/8 in. (73.7 x 60 cm.)
Painted circa 1808.
Provenance
William Stackpole (1779-1822), Louisville, Kentucky, the sitter, circa 1808.
Joseph Lewis Stackpole, Sr. (1808-1847), Connecticut, son of the above, by descent from the above, 1822.
Susan Margaret (née Benjamin) Stackpole (1815-1896), Boston, wife of the above, by descent from the above, 1847.
Joseph Lewis Stackpole, Jr. (1838-1904), Boston, son of the above, by descent from the above, by 1896.
Martha W. (née Parsons) Stackpole (1840-1919), wife of the above, by descent from the above, 1904.
Joseph Lewis Stackpole, IV, Esq. (1874-1953), Boston, son of the above, by descent from the above, 1919.
Elizabeth (née Stackpole) Abeel (1904-1994), Rowley, Massachusetts, daughter of the above, by descent from the above, 1953.
Daphne Abeel (1937-2013), Portland, Oregon, daughter of the above, by descent from the above, 1994.
By descent to the present owners from the above, 2013.
Exhibited
Boston Athenaeum, Exhibition of Portraits Painted by the Late Gilbert Stuart, Esq., August 1828, p. 5, no. 126. (as Wm. Stackpole, Jr. Esq.)
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Gilbert Stuart: Memorial Exhibition, October 24-December 9, 1928, n.p., no. 68.
Literature
G.C. Mason, The Life and Works of Gilbert Stuart, New York, 1879, pp. 46, 260.
Museum of Fine Arts, "Portraits Painted by Stuart," Exhibition of Portraits Painted by Gilbert Stuart, exhibition catalogue, Boston, 1880, p. 56, cat. no. 570. (as Wm. Stackpole)
L. Park, Gilbert Stuart An Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works New York, 1926, vol. II, p. 708, no. 785.
L. Park, Gilbert Stuart An Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works New York, 1926, vol. IV, p. 483, no. 785, illustrated.
C. M. Mount, Gilbert Stuart: A Biography, New York, 1964, p. 375.
The present portrait by Gilbert Stuart depicts William Stackpole (1779-1822) at the age of thirty. Stackpole was a graduate from Harvard and later went on to become a lawyer in Boston. This portrait aides in documenting Stuart's time in Boston as few artifacts remain from this period due to the artist's financial troubles, a sale of the late artist's belongings following his death, and a fire in his daughter's studio in 1850. A rare account book sheet in Stuart's hand survived, which lists an appointment with a "X-Stackpole" in 1808. It's plausible that this record could reflect the artist's appointment with the sitter. Stuart captured more than 1,000 portraits of politicians, lawyers, and prominent American families throughout his lifetime.
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PROPERTY FROM THE STACKPOLE FAMILY COLLECTION
Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)
William Stackpole
oil on panel
29 x 23 5/8 in. (73.7 x 60 cm.)
Painted circa 1808.
Provenance
William Stackpole (1779-1822), Louisville, Kentucky, the sitter, circa 1808.
Joseph Lewis Stackpole, Sr. (1808-1847), Connecticut, son of the above, by descent from the above, 1822.
Susan Margaret (née Benjamin) Stackpole (1815-1896), Boston, wife of the above, by descent from the above, 1847.
Joseph Lewis Stackpole, Jr. (1838-1904), Boston, son of the above, by descent from the above, by 1896.
Martha W. (née Parsons) Stackpole (1840-1919), wife of the above, by descent from the above, 1904.
Joseph Lewis Stackpole, IV, Esq. (1874-1953), Boston, son of the above, by descent from the above, 1919.
Elizabeth (née Stackpole) Abeel (1904-1994), Rowley, Massachusetts, daughter of the above, by descent from the above, 1953.
Daphne Abeel (1937-2013), Portland, Oregon, daughter of the above, by descent from the above, 1994.
By descent to the present owners from the above, 2013.
Exhibited
Boston Athenaeum, Exhibition of Portraits Painted by the Late Gilbert Stuart, Esq., August 1828, p. 5, no. 126. (as Wm. Stackpole, Jr. Esq.)
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Gilbert Stuart: Memorial Exhibition, October 24-December 9, 1928, n.p., no. 68.
Literature
G.C. Mason, The Life and Works of Gilbert Stuart, New York, 1879, pp. 46, 260.
Museum of Fine Arts, "Portraits Painted by Stuart," Exhibition of Portraits Painted by Gilbert Stuart, exhibition catalogue, Boston, 1880, p. 56, cat. no. 570. (as Wm. Stackpole)
L. Park, Gilbert Stuart An Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works New York, 1926, vol. II, p. 708, no. 785.
L. Park, Gilbert Stuart An Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works New York, 1926, vol. IV, p. 483, no. 785, illustrated.
C. M. Mount, Gilbert Stuart: A Biography, New York, 1964, p. 375.
The present portrait by Gilbert Stuart depicts William Stackpole (1779-1822) at the age of thirty. Stackpole was a graduate from Harvard and later went on to become a lawyer in Boston. This portrait aides in documenting Stuart's time in Boston as few artifacts remain from this period due to the artist's financial troubles, a sale of the late artist's belongings following his death, and a fire in his daughter's studio in 1850. A rare account book sheet in Stuart's hand survived, which lists an appointment with a "X-Stackpole" in 1808. It's plausible that this record could reflect the artist's appointment with the sitter. Stuart captured more than 1,000 portraits of politicians, lawyers, and prominent American families throughout his lifetime.
