The article discusses the work of portrait artist Joseph Blackburn. The author comments on research by historians such as Augustus Thorndike Perkins and H.W. French on Blackburn, misconceptions that resulted in Blackburn's first name being listed as Jonathan and speculation that he may have been born in Connecticut. A bill for one of Blackburn's portraits confirmed that his first name was Joseph. A possible visit by Blackburn to Bermuda to create portraits of members of the Tucker family is discussed. A list of Blackburn's work created by historian Lawrence Park is noted. An updated list of Blackburn's portraits, including those of merchant Benjamin Pollard, former Bermuda customs collector John Pigott and former U.S. congressman Thomas Tudor Tucker, is presented.