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What portrait by Copley might Phillis’s portrait draw from?

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Dorothy Quincy

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Who did Dorothy Quincy marry?

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John Hancock

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What two firsts is Hancock noted for?

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First signer of the Declaration of Independence, first governor of Massachusetts

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About when was Scipio Moorhead born?

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1750

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Who owned Moorhead?

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John Moorhead

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What publication praised Moorhead’s artistic abilities?

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Boston Newsletter

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What medium did the original painting of Wheatley by Moorhead take?

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ink drawing

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What five colors of threads were used in “The First, Second, and Last Scene of Mortality”?

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green, brown, black, gold, cream

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What gorund did “The First, Second, and Last Scene of Mortality” use?

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silk

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What were the dimensions of “The First, Second, and Last Scene of Mortality”?

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thirteen inches by seventeen

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How is the Wheatley portrait connected to Punderson’s piece?

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both show the women as artists at work

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What four things are evidence of the Pundersons’ wealth?

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window treatments, gilt mirror, Chippendale-style tea table, geometric floor

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What object in punderson’s work is similar to Thomas Smith’s?

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coffin

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WHat was the average life expectancy of a New Englander in colonial times?

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42

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How old was Punderson when she died?

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26

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Where was Punderson born?

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Preston, Connecticut

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WHen was Punderson born?

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1758

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Who were Punderson’s parents?

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Ebenezer and Prudence Geer Punderson

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Who did Punderson marry?

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Timothy Rosssiter

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When did Punderson marry?

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1783

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Why were Punderson and Rossiter separated during the war?

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Rossiter was a patriot, Punderson’s father was a loyalist

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what contemporary artist based a piece on Punderson’s work?

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Kiki Smith

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What artwork did Kiki Smith produce and where is it located?

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Sojourn, Brooklyn Museum of Art

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Where and when was Patience Lovell Wright born?

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1725 in Bordentown, New Jersey

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What religion did Wright grow up a part of?
quaker
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Who did Patience marry?
Joseph Wright
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Who did Patience Wright sell wax portraits with?
her sister, Rachel Wells
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Where was Wright's work displayed during her time?
fairs
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What caused Wright to move to London?
A fire in New York in 1771
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What five well known people did Wright create portraits of?
Franklin, West, King George, Queen Charlotte, Countess of Huntingdon
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Where is the portrait of William Pitt found (by wright)?
Westminster Abbey
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What was Pitt known for?
defense of colonial rights against the Stamp Act
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In what year was the portrait of William Pitt created?
1769
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What did Wright call Pitt?
a "guardian angel"
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Why did Wright not carry out her commission for Washington?
she died
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Who painted Patience Wright's portrait in 1782?
Robert Edge Pine
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Where was Pine born?
London
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Why was Pine excluded from the British Royal Academy?
radical politics
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When did Pine move to Philadelphia?
1784
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What two notable citizens did Pine paint in America?
George Washington and his mother, Mary Ball Washington
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How did Wright warm her wax?
thighs
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What caption often followed the portrait of Wright from the guide?
"Mrs. Wright Finishing a Busto"
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What type of sculptural process did Wright use?
additive
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What type of wax works well for artists?
beeswax
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Where was GIlbert Stuart born?
Newport, Rhode Island
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When was Stuart born?
1755
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Why did Stuart leave America in 1777?
to study art
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WHo did Stuart study art with in Europe?
Benjamin West
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What piece did Stuart exhibit at the Royald Academy in 1782?
The Skater
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What three artists' influence is shown in The Skater by Stuart?
Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, and George Romney
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What word could best be used to describe The Skater?
impressionistic
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Why did Stuary go into debt?
his extravagant lifestyle
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Where did Stuart go to flee debt?
first to Ireland, then to America
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When was Washington elected and sworn in as president of the untied States?
1789
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What is the most recognizable portrait of Washington by Stuart?
Athenaeum portrait
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What two museums own the Athenaeum portrait?
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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Where does the Athenaeum portrait appear?
dollar bill
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Who originally commissioned the Athenaeum portrait?
Martha Washington
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Why did Stuart not give Washington the Athenaeum portrait?
He realized he could copy it
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When did Stuart paint the Landsowne portrait?
1796
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Who originally commissioned the Lansdowne portrait?
William Bingham of Pennsylvania
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Who owns the original Lansdowne portrait?
National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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w many copies of the Lansdowne Portrait were made?
3
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What event surrounding the Lansdown portrait is most well knwon?
It was saved by Dolley Madison and Paul Jennings
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What was the pose in the Lansdowne portrait likely based on?
1723 engraving by Pierre Drevet, after a work by Rigaud
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What society's art is the Lansdowne portrait reminiscent of?
Roman
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What three books are included in the Lansdowne portrait?
Constitution, The Federalist Papers, Journals of Congress
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What does the medallion on the back of Washington's chair show in the Lansdowne portrait?
13 stars and stripes
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What is the table leg in the Lansdowne portrait carved to rsemble?
fasces
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What did fasces symbolize in ancient Rome?
power
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What style of portraiture does the Lansdowne portrait draw from?
Grand Manner portraits
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What two portraits does the guide say show Grand Manner style?
Rigaud's 1701 portrait of Louis XIV and van Dyck's 1636 portrait of Charles I
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In Copley's Paul Revere, Revere looks where?
directly at the viewer
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Who created the seal-medallion for the Society of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1787?
Josiah Wedgwood
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How many paintings by scipio moorhead survive today?
zero
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What creator is famous for wax figures, with their work found across the world? (not Wright)
Marie Tussaud

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