Samuel Cutts
Artist: Joseph Blackburn (American, 1715–1815)
Original Dimensions: 50 1/4" x 40 3/8"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (ca. 1762–63) "Blackburn, a British immigrant, worked in the Boston area for only nine years before returning to England. The companion portraits of Samuel Cutts (1726–1801), a prosperous merchant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Anna Holyoke (1735–1812; 1979.196.2) of Boston, executed around the time of their marriage, seem to have been among the last works he painted in this country. Cutts, his proudly substantial figure dominating the picture, turns to face the spectator. The harbor view through the window refers to his shipping business." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

Panel content
Panel content