Paintings & Sculpture Online
Since the 1820s, the Boston Athenæum has, among other things, functioned as an art museum. In fact, until its own trustees took the lead in founding, in the 1870s, an institution that would eventually dedicate itself to the fine arts in Boston, the Athenæum single-handedly filled that role in the city. Following what would later become standard museum practice, the Athenæum pursued its mission in two ways: by regularly mounting exhibitions of contemporary and historical art; and by collecting objects to form a permanent collection.
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Idealized Portrait of a Woman
Richard Saltonstall Greenough (American, 1819–1904)
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Marquis de Lafayette
Jean-Antoine Houdon (French 1741–1828)
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Portrait of an Old Lady
Artist unknown
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The Boston Common
Frank Duveneck (American 1848–1919)
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Still-life with Violin
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
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Boy at a Writing Table
Artist unknown
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Frank Waterman Stearns
William McGregor Paxton (1869–1941)
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Elise H. Turner
Charles H. Turner (American 1848–1908)
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Angels Making Music (Linaiuoli Triptych)
after Fra Angelico
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Venus of the Bath
Antonio Canova
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Portrait of a Woman
Artist unknown
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Hannah Adams
Chester Harding (American 1792–1886)