Portrait of Mrs. John Pigott

By Joseph B. Blackburn in 1760. Like Mr. Pigott, the portrait of Mrs. John Pigott is an oil on canvas purchased with funds provided by the American Art Council in honor of the Museum's 25th anniversary.

By the museum, she is posing in front of a palmetto with a native bird at rest on her finger. This painting along with John Pigott remained within the family until the museum acquired it for itself. Like John Piggot, it captured my interest due to it was made short before the Reovultionary era.