Fitz Gerald Tisdall (1839-1915), (painting).

Fitz Gerald Tisdall (1839-1915), (painting).

Boynton, George Rufus, 1868-1945, painter.

Fitz Gerald Tisdall (1839-1915), (painting).

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55 x 39 in. (139.7 x 99.1 cm).

Portrait of Fitz Gerald Tisdall dressed in his academic robes, his body turned slightly to the left, gaze directed toward the viewer. His left hand rests on his hip and his right hand rests on a book atop a table.

Portrait male -- Tisdale, Fitz Gerald -- Full length

Occupation -- Education -- Teacher

City University of New York, City College of New York, Convent Avenue at 138th Street, New York, New York 10031

Tisdall, Class of 1859, was a tutor at the College from 1860-1879, and was professor of Greek from 1879-1915. The painting was a gift of the Alumni Association.

Coll.catalog, Vol. II, Art Commission of City of New York, 1920.

City College of New York, 2005.

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