Appendix 



Paintings by Alvan Clark 



Alvan Clark painted portraits and miniatures, both as an avocation and 

 a vocation, for about 37 years. How many he painted is not known, 

 but a good estimate would be around 500. As mentioned above 

 (p. 7), in Boston alone, Clark earned over $20,000 painting "heads," 

 and for each he probably charged around $40, the price paid by Lucius 

 Manlius Sargent for his ivory miniature. 



An attempt to identify the subjects of Clark's pictures has yielded, so 

 far, only about eighty "heads." The task has been difficult as Clark seldom 

 signed his paintings and seems to have been even more reluctant to date 

 them. Furthermore, it is quite likely that families have held onto portraits, 

 for sentimental if not aesthetic reasons, and relatively few Clark paintings 

 have as yet found their way into museum collections. 



The following is a list of the subjects of Clark paintings, together with 

 medium, size and present and past owners, as far as they are known. 

 Some are well identified, others are known only through brief mentions 

 in articles on the Clark establishment or reminiscences by various Clark 

 descendants. 



In the compilation of this list I have been aided by the museums and 

 private persons who have Clark paintings in their collections. 



Francesca Alexander (probably daughter of the portrait painter, Francis 

 Alexander, 1800-ca. 1881). Miniature of baby girl, owned by Mrs. 

 Caroline Clark Eastman. Frick Art Reference Library (cited hereafter 

 as FARL) #21,656. 



David Andrews. Miniature, owned by Mrs. Helen N. Elderkin of Old 

 Greenwich, Conn. FARL #9,549-13. 



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