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Hannah Pemberton

John Smibert American, Scottish
1734
Not on view
Hannah Pemberton (1715–1774), a daughter of James and Hannah Penhallow Pemberton, was born in Boston. In 1739, she became the second wife of Benjamin Colman, a Boston merchant also painted by Smibert.

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Object Information
  • Title: Hannah Pemberton
  • Artist: John Smibert (American, Edinburgh, Scotland 1688–1751 Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Date: 1734
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1943
  • Object Number: 43.51
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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