Mrs. Alexander H. Bullock
Artist
John Singer Sargent
(American, 1856–1925)
Date1890
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas: 76.2 x 64 cm (30 x 25 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGiven in memory of Vera Bullock McElroy by her three children: George S. McElroy, Jr., Candace McElroy and Austin Chandler McElroy
Object number1995.72
Label TextElvira Hazzard (1824–1894) was born into a family whose fortune came from gunpowder, supplying around 40% of the amount used during the Civil War. Her husband served as both mayor of Worcester and governor of Massachusetts, and she was one of five Worcesterites who sat for Sargent when he came to the city in 1890. This work joins two other painted by the artist at this moment, Lizzie B. Dewey and Katharine Chase Pratt, both on view on the fourth floor. The frame, made when the painting was acquired from Mrs. Bullock’s descendants in 1995, is a replica of the original designed by Stanford White.ProvenanceMcElroy familyOn View
Not on view
