Joseph Badger (c. 1707–1765) was a portrait artist in

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, in the 18th century. He was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, to tailor Stephen Badger and Mercy Kettell. He "began his career as a house-painter and glazier, and ... throughout his life continued this work, besides painting signs, hatchments and other heraldic devices, in order to eke out a livelihood when orders for portraits slackened."Lawrence Park
Joseph Badger (1708-1765)
and a descriptive list of some of his works. 1918 In 1731 he married Katharine Felch; they moved to Boston around 1733. He was a member of the

Brattle Street Church The Brattle Street Church (1698–1876) was a Congregational (1698 – c. 1805) and Unitarian (c. 1805–1876) church on Brattle Street in Boston, Massachusetts. History In January 1698, " Thomas Brattle conveyed the land on which the meet ...

. He died in Boston on May 11, 1765, when "on Saturday last one Mr. Badger, of this Town, Painter, was taken with an Apoplectic Fit as he was walking in his Garden, and expired in a few Minutes after." Works by Badger are in the collections of the Worcester Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and Historic New England's Phillips House, Salem, Mass. While respected in his own time, subsequent scholars and connoisseurs largely overlooked Badger's significance until Lawrence Park wrote a book about him in 1918.

Portrait subjects

*James Bowdoin (1676–1747), father of Massachusetts governor

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*Elizabeth Campbell, wife of William Foye *William Cooper (1716–1743), pastor of the Brattle St. Church, Boston *Andrew Croswell (1709–1785), pastor of

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, Boston *Thomas Cushing (1696–1746), speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and father of

Thomas Cushing Thomas Cushing III (March 24, 1725 – February 28, 1788) was an American lawyer, merchant, and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. Active in Boston politics, he represented the city in the provincial assembly from 1761 to its dissolution ...

Thomas Dawes Thomas Dawes (August 5, 1731 – January 2, 1809) was a patriot who served as a Massachusetts militia colonel during the American Revolution and afterward assumed prominent positions in Massachusetts's government. His positions included members ...

Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards may refer to: Musicians *Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, pseudonym of bandleader Paul Weston and his wife, singer Jo Stafford *Jonathan Edwards (musician) (born 1946), American musician **Jonathan Edwards (album), ''Jonathan Edward ...

*Josiah Flagg & Jane Flagg Greene, descendants of Jane Franklin, sister to Benjamin Franklin *

William Foye William Foye (November 1, 1716 – September 1, 1771) was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1758 to 1759. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of William Foye, who served ...

*Esther Orne Gardner (ca. 1714-1755) *Ellis Gray (1715–1753), pastor of

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, Boston *John Haskins (1729–1814), grandfather of

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*John Homans (1753–1800), doctor *Joseph Jackson (1707–1790) *John Larrabee (1686–1792), commanding officer of

Castle William Fort Independence is a granite bastion fort that provided harbor defenses for Boston, Massachusetts, located on Castle Island. Fort Independence is one of the oldest continuously fortified sites of English origin in the United States.Wilson, 3 ...

, Massachusetts *Rev. Dudley Leavitt (1720–1762) *Mrs. Dudley Leavitt (née Mary Pickering) (1733–1805), sister of

Timothy Pickering Timothy Pickering (July 17, 1745January 29, 1829) was the third United States Secretary of State, serving under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of United States Congress, Congress as ...

*Elizabeth Marion (1721–1746), wife of William Story, and grandmother of

Joseph Story Joseph Story (September18, 1779September10, 1845) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1812 to 1845. He is most remembered for his opinions in ''Martin ...

*John Marston (1715–1786), proprietor of Boston's

Bunch-of-Grapes The Bunch-of-Grapes was a tavern located on King Street ( State Street) in Boston in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in the 17th and 18th centuries. It served multiple functions in the life of the town, as one could buy drinks and meet friend ...

tavern during the

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*Lois Orne, wife of

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*Rebecca Orne * Thomas Prince *William Scott, shoemaker, Boston *Elizabeth Storer, wife of Boston merchant-shipowner Isaac Smith (1719–1787) *William Tyler (1688–1758), business partner of Thomas Hancock *Cornelius Waldo (1684–1753) *

George Whitefield George Whitefield (; 30 September 1770), also known as George Whitfield, was an English Anglican minister and preacher who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement. Born in Gloucester, he matriculated at Pembroke Coll ...

Portrait of Whitefield, ca. 1750, attributed to Joseph Badger. Harvard University Portrait Collection.

Image gallery

Image:Brooklyn Museum - John Haskins - Joseph Badger - overall.jpg, ''John Haskins'', 1759 (

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) Image:Brooklyn Museum - Mrs. John Haskins (née Hannah Upham) - Joseph Badger - overall.jpg, ''Mrs. John Haskins (née Hannah Upham)'', 1759 (

) Image:ElizabethStorer ca1746 byJosephBadger MFABoston.png, Portrait of Elizabeth Storer, ca. 1746 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) Image:1750 CorneliusWaldo byJosephBadger WorcesterArtMuseum.png, Portrait of Cornelius Waldo, 1750 (Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts) Image:ElizabethCampbell ca1750 byJosephBadger MFABoston.png, Portrait of Elizabeth Campbell, ca. 1750 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) Image:GeorgeWhitefield ca1750s attrib JosephBadger Harvard.png, Portrait of George Whitefield, ca. 1750s, attributed to Badger (Harvard University) Image:JonathanEdwards byJosephBadger Yale detail.png, Detail of portrait of Jonathan Edwards (Yale University) Image:JohnLarrabee ca1750 byJosephBadger.png, Portrait of John Larrabee, ca. 1750 (Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts) Image:WilliamFoyeJr ca1750 byJosephBadger MFABoston.jpeg, Portrait of William Foye, Jr., ca. 1750 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) Image:ThomasDawes ca1764 byJosephBadger Harvard.png, Portrait of

, ca. 1764

References

External links

Joseph Badger at American Art Gallery
*WorldCat
Badger, Joseph 1708-1765Worcester Art Museum
Worcester, Massachusetts. Joseph Badger (1707/8–1765).
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Inventory of works by Badger.

Youngstown, Ohio. Joseph Badger.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of Jeremiah Belknap, ca. 1758. *
John Singleton Copley in America
'' a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Joseph Badger (see index) {{DEFAULTSORT:Badger, Joseph 1700s births 1765 deaths American portrait painters Artists from Boston 18th-century American painters 18th-century American male artists American male painters 18th century in Boston People from colonial Massachusetts 18th-century American artists

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