Old World Portraits
Mrs. Sylvester Gardiner (Abigail Pickman)
John Singleton Copley
An elegant 18th-century portrait featuring masterful rendering of light on satin and silk.
Abigail Smith Babcock
John Singleton Copley
1774 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A refined 18th-century portrait capturing the elegance of Abigail Smith Babcock in luxurious silks and ermine.
$243
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Where it works
A substantial, grounding work with softened warm notes — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Dining Room · Living Room · Library
- Placement
- Reads best as a confident vertical anchor
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Deep burgundy, Warm beige
About the piece
Painted by John Singleton Copley in 1774, this portrait exemplifies the artist's masterful skill in rendering texture and light. Abigail Smith Babcock is depicted in a lustrous pink satin gown, draped with a sumptuous ermine-trimmed blue cloak, creating a composition of classic American colonial elegance.
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