The Enigmatic Portraits of Attributed To Benjamin Frothingham The name Benjamin Frothingham remains a whisper in the annals of 18th-century American portraiture, an artist whose work is recognized for its distinct character yet shrouded in biographical mystery. While concrete details about his life are scarce, the paintings confidently *attributed* to him offer compelling glimpses into the social fabric and artistic sensibilities of colonial New England. Frothingham’s oeuvre primarily consists of chest-on-chest portraits – a style characterized by depicting sitters from the waist up against…