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James Frothingham (1786–1864) "Chester Harding (1792–1866)" (biography), Worcester Art, webpage:

"Boston Painters and Paintings" (article), ''The Atlantic Monthly'', Volume 62, Issue 370, August 1888, p. 258,
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(notes Samuel Dexter portrait flesh tone; has Dunlap & Gilbert Stuart quote: "No man in Boston but myself can paint so good a head."). was an American
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in
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and
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. He was the father of the painter
Sarah C. Frothingham Sarah Carter Frothingham (1821–July 20, 1861) was an American miniature painter. Biography Sarah C. Frothingham was born in 1821 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Her father, James Frothingham (1786–1864), who was an academic and port ...
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Life and work

Frothingham was born in
Charlestown, Massachusetts Charlestown is the oldest Neighborhoods in Boston, neighborhood in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. Also called Mishawum by the Massachusett, it is located on a peninsula north of the Charles River, across from downtown Bost ...
. He began as a
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painter in his father's chaise manufactory. In the
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
area, he was a student of
Gilbert Stuart Gilbert Stuart ( Stewart; December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828) was an American painter born in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony who is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists. His best-k ...
. In 1888, ''
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'' described him as "a portraitist of talent", adding that Stuart is quoted as having said of one of Frothingham's head portraits, "No man in Boston but myself can paint so good a head," and that Frothingham was greatly helped by Stuart's criticisms and encouragement, although initially his Nestor had advised him to adopt another, less precarious means of earning a livelihood. ''The Atlantic'' noted that there is a detailed portrait of
Samuel Dexter Samuel Dexter (May 14, 1761May 4, 1816) was an early American statesman who served both in Congress and in the Presidential Cabinets of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Dexter was a 1781 graduate of Harvard ...
by Frothingham in the Harvard Memorial Hall, in which Dexter, wearing a white wig and a red cloak atop a black coat, holds a book in his hand, and appears lost in meditation, saying the flesh coloring in the painting is rather dry and parchment-like, but overall, the color is harmonious. Dunlap noted that heads depicted by James Frothingham were painted with great truth, freedom, and excellence. He painted a number of likenesses in
Salem, Massachusetts Salem ( ) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore (Massachusetts), North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one ...
, including the wealthy merchant
Elias Hasket Derby Elias Hasket Derby (August 16, 1739 — September 8, 1799) was an American merchant based in Salem, Massachusetts who owned or held shares in numerous privateers. The crews of these ships took more than 150 prizes during the American Revoluti ...
. Frothingham would have been a regional competitor to the younger Chester Harding (1792–1866), but moved to
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in
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in 1826. In 1828, he was elected into the
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as an associate member, and became a full academician in 1831. Frothingham was the subject of a portrait bust by Joanna Quiner. His own portrait of her is held by the Beverly Public Library in
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.


Selection of portraits

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Elias Hasket Derby Elias Hasket Derby (August 16, 1739 — September 8, 1799) was an American merchant based in Salem, Massachusetts who owned or held shares in numerous privateers. The crews of these ships took more than 150 prizes during the American Revoluti ...
'', 1800-1825 File:William Badger by James Frothingham.jpg, '' William Badger'', c. 1805 Image:Frothingham LuciaPickering.jpg, ''Lucia Pickering'', 1820 Image:Frothingham Brooks.jpg, ''Elizabeth Brooks'', 1823 Image:Frothingham JonathanBrooks.jpg, ''Jonathan Brooks'', 1823 File:Mrs_Peter_Gilman_Robbins.jpeg, ''Mrs. Peter Gilman Robbins'', c.1818


See also

*
Francis Alexander Francis Alexander may refer to: *Francis Alexander (painter) Francis Alexander (February 3, 1800 – March 27, 1880) was an American portrait-painter. Biography Alexander was born in Windham county Connecticut in February 1800. Brought up on ...
, an American painter who moved to
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*
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, an ornamental painter and one of Frothingham's co-workers *
John Coles John Coles may refer to: * John David Coles, film and television director * John Coles (historian) (1930–2020), British archaeologist *John Coles (diplomat) Sir Arthur John Coles (born 13 November 1937) is a retired British diplomat. He served ...
, a portrait and heraldic painter and Frothingham friend who also studied under
Gilbert Stuart Gilbert Stuart ( Stewart; December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828) was an American painter born in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Rhode Island Colony who is widely considered one of America's foremost portraitists. His best-k ...


Notes


References

* "Chester Harding (1792–1866)" (biography), Worcester Art, webpage
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* "Boston Painters and Paintings" (old article), ''The Atlantic Monthly'', Volume 62, Issue 370, August 1888,
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webpage
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* Has 1781 as birth year, and Charleston as birthplace.


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frothingham, James 1786 births 1864 deaths 18th-century American male artists 18th-century American painters 19th-century American male artists 19th-century American painters American male painters Artists from Massachusetts Painters from New York City People from Charlestown, Boston