Tag Archives: Alfred Boisseau

The Boisseau in Ilwaco – Nathan Ball Bradley

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Patricia Moss

To answer the second question posed in an earlier post: Who is the Unknown Man in the portrait painted by Alfred Boisseau in 1886 that currently hangs in Ilwaco, Washinghton, I examined a Family Bible that was with the portrait.  The marriage of … Continue reading →

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Alfred Boisseau Portrait in Ilwaco

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Patricia Moss

In an earlier post, we compared the portrait of Woman of Strong Character to a portrait of an Unknown Man signed ABoisseau, 1886.  The Alfred Boisseau portrait hangs in an antique store in the Washington state harbor town of Ilwaco where the … Continue reading →

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Unraveling a Mystery – Part II

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Patricia Moss

Following the clue that the artist of the Portrait of Unknown Woman of Strong Character might be by Parisian-born Alfred Boisseau (1823-1901), we discovered two distinct styles in paintings attributed inter-changeably to Alfred Boisseau. (Sometimes the middle initial appears as … Continue reading →

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Unraveling a Mystery – Part I

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Patricia Moss

                    The art detectives depend on clues. For weeks now we’ve been trying to unravel the mystery of the Portrait of Unknown Woman of Strong Character.  The first clue was “painted … Continue reading →

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