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PORTER, Benjamin Curtis, artist, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, 27 August 1843. He has had no regular art instruction. For some years he gave much attention to figure-painting, accomplishing some notable work in that line, but subsequently he devoted himself entirely to portraiture. In 1867 he first exhibited at the Academy of design, New York, and he was elected an associate in 1878 and academician in 1880. He has made several trips to Europe, visiting and studying in England, Holland, France, and Italy. Besides his studio in Boston, he has had another for several years in New York during the winter. His works include "Henry V, and the Princess Kate" (1868) ; "The Mandolin-Player" and " Cupid with Butterflies" (1874) ; "The Hour-Glass" (18'76) ; "Portrait of Lady, with Dog," in the Corcoran gallery, Washington (1876); "Portrait of Boy with Dog" (1884); and numerous other portraits.
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