The Identity of Pollard Limner The name Pollard Limner does not belong to a single man, but to a shadow in the colonial history of New England. It is a pseudonym, a label applied to a portrait painter whose true identity remains lost to the archives. This moniker emerged from a specific likeness: a portrait of Anne Pollard. Through this name, a collection of roughly eight to twelve works has been identified, linked by a consistent hand and a shared presence in the region around Boston. The figure behind the name was likely a craftsman. Portrait painting appears to have been a side occupatio…