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Bowdoin, James, 1752-1811 print view role Collector dates 1752-1811 city Boston state MA other cities Paris, France; Madrid, Spain; sex M historical notes James Bowdoin III was a collector, merchant, philanthropist and statesman. Bowdoin's collection included Colonial and American portraits, mainly of his family, a few Italian paintings including and a considerable number of seventeenth-century French, Flemish and Dutch paintings. Bowdoin's collection also included drawings including one masterpiece once attributed to Pieter Bruegel I (now attributed to Master of the Mountain Landscapes). Upon his death he bequeathed to Bowdoin College 70 paintings, 141 drawings, and 11 prints. He also bequeathed over 2,000 volumes to the library and his collection of mineral specimens. decades of activity 1780-1790 1790-1800 1800-1810 website http://www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum/catalogues/old-masters/index.shtml updated 10/31/2024 13:33:18 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Boston Athenaeum Library of the Boston Athenæum Bowdoin family Miscellaneous papers, ca. 1721-1820. see details... Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street James Bowdoin Papers, 1804-1806. see details... Bowdoin College, Library George J. Mitchell, Special Collections & Archives Bowdoin Family Collection, 1687-1996. see details... Boston Athenaeum Library of the Boston Athenæum Bowdoin family Miscellaneous papers, ca. 1721-1820. see details... Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street James Bowdoin Papers, 1804-1806. see details... «  back