From collection Paintings Collection
Portrait of a woman, possibly Sarah Comrin Lloyd (1733-1797)
Although tradition states that this is a likeness of Bostonian Sarah Corwin Lloyd, the mother of James Lloyd III, her life dates do not align with the style of the painting. It is more likely a depiction of a Lloyd woman from a generation earlier, possibly one of Henry Lloyd I's two wives: Rebecca Nelson (1688-1728) or Mary Clark (1681-1749). The portrait was probably executed during the first half of the eighteenth century by a Boston or New York artist looking to popular European print sources. Its composition, along with the rich fabrics that drape the sitter, demonstrate the family's wealth and desire to stay abreast of current trends.
