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Rubens, His Wife, Helena Fourment, and Their Son Peter Paul, ca. 1639
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)
Oil on wood; 80 1/4 x 62 1/4 in. (203.8 x 158.1 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, in honor of Sir John Pope-Hennessy, 1981 (1981.238)
 
Susan Walker Morse (The Muse), ca. 1836–37
Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872)
Oil on canvas; 73 3/4 x 57 5/8 in. (187.3 x 147.4 cm)
Bequest of Herbert L. Pratt, 1945 (45.62.1)


Morse's portrait of his daughter recalls the style of Rubens, who in a number of portraits posed his full-length figures before balustraded terraces, in landscapes, or surrounded by falling drapery and sumptuous fabrics.

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