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Portrait of Benjamin Bussey (1757–1842)

Image courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Public Domain

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Date

1830

Artist

Henry Inman (1801-1846)

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Image Link

https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/portrait-of-benjamin-bussey-1757%E2%80%931842-167886

Description

Academic Drawing. Three-quarter length seated, arms and legs crossed. Boston philanthropist, Bussey made a fortune as a merchant and left it to Harvard University, including his farm in Jamaica Plain, now caled the Arnold Arboretum. Here, according to his will, was established in 1869 a school of practical agricultural and horticulture. Medium: Watercolour on cream paper.

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Public Domain

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Image courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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