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Robert Oliver (1757-1834), (painting). Artist:  Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860, painter. (attributed to) Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828, painter. (formerly attributed to) Title:  Robert Oliver (1757-1834), (painting). Dates:  ca. 1815. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  30 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. (76.5 x 64.1 cm). Description:  Portrait of Robert Oliver as an older man. Subject:  Portrait male -- Oliver, Robert -- Bust Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Accession Number: 1977.40 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Oliver, Robert, Baltimore, Maryland Colt, Margaret Oliver, Baltimore, Maryland Colt, Robert Oliver, West Islip, New York Wagstaff, Amy Colt, 1885. Wagstaff, Oliver Colt, 1976. Bequest of Wagstaff, Mary, 1976-1977. Remarks:  "The family of the sitter attributed the portrait to Gilbert Stuart, an artist whom Rembrandt greatly admired and at times emulated, and it entered the Wadsworth Atheneum with that attribution. Later it was reattributed to Rembrandt Peale, based on stylistic evidence and comparison with portraits of other members of the Oliver family by Rembrandt Peale." References:  Restricted Owner, 1983. Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, "American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum," New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1996, pg. 593. Illustration:  Image on file. Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, "American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum," New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1996, fig. 355. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 71930582   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 71930582 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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