Portrait of Reverend Joshua Gee (1698-1748), who succeeded Cotton Mather as pastor of the Second Church of Boston. Sitter has shoulder-length wavy brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a white clerical collar and black robes. Black painted wood frame.
paintings (visual works)
portraits
oil paint (paint)
canvas
Masonite (TM)
Painting
"Artful Stories": From the earliest years of English settlement, religion formed the backbone of the development of New England. Families were required to read the Bible; therefore a high value was placed on literacy and education, which led to the founding of Harvard College and the establishment of newspapers and printing presses. Joshua Gee, the son of a wealthy merchant, graduated from Harvard in 1717, and in 1723 succeeded Puritan clergyman Cotton Mather (who figured infamously in the Salem witch trials) as minister of the Second Church of Boston.
"17529" "SMIBERT/GEE" "1428" (Pencil)
270.1
Smibert, John (American painter, 1688-1751) (Artist)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
34 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Purchase
2011.17.1
Massachusetts (United States)
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