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Abigail Smith Babcock (Mrs. Adam Babcock), c. 1774 by John Singleton Copley

The subject, Abigail Smith (1742-1774), was the wife of a wealthy New Haven Connecticut, shipowner. Mrs. Babcock appears regal in her ermine-lined cape and pearl-studded girdle. Her portrait is possibly Copley's last American work, finished just before he left for Europe, never to return.

Adam Babcock, c. 1774

NOTE: These portraits are displayed in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.