James Badger

Badger, Joseph (1708-1765)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1760
Height:
108.0 cm  (42 1/2 in.)
Width:
84.1 cm  (33 1/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

Description

Portrait of James Badger, Joseph Badger's grandson, at the age of three. James Badger moved to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1777; he became a teacher of sacred music and was elected clerk to the Archdale Independent Church 1788, a post he retained until his death.

People as subjects

Badger, James (1757–1817) (Musician portrait)

Iconclass

48C723
portrait of a musician

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1
Image, Website Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

RIdIM record id

6970