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Hicks, Thomas,
Morris, William,
Portrait male -- Abbott, Henry
Occupation -- Art
Occupation -- Medicine
Dress -- Ethnic
Landscape -- Egypt
Animal -- Camel
Architecture -- Monument
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Painting
Portrait of Henry Abbott, (painting).
Artist:
Hicks, Thomas, 1823-1890, painter.
Morris, William, painter. (copy after)
Title:
Portrait of Henry Abbott, (painting).
Other Titles:
Henry Abbott, M.D., (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1861.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
39 3/4 x 50 1/4 in. (101 x 127.6 cm)
Description:
Portrait of Henry Abbott wearing
Turkish
dress
and red fez.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Abbott, Henry
--
Waist length
Occupation
--
Art
--
Collector
Occupation
--
Medicine
--
Doctor
Dress
--
Ethnic
--
Turkish
Dress
Landscape
--
Egypt
Animal
--
Camel
Architecture
--
Monument
--
Pyramid
Object Type:
Copy
Painting
Owner:
Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238 Accession Number: 48.191
Provenance:
Gift of New York Historical Society,
Remarks:
This is a posthumous portrait based on an earlier likeness by William Morris. Dr. Henry Abbott (1807-1859) was a noted Egyptophile and collector.
References:
"American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: artists born by 1876," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 2006, pg. 646.
"The Brooklyn Museum, American Paintings," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1979.
"Antiques," October, 1966.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: artists born by 1876," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 2006, pg. 646.
"Antiques," October, 1966, p. 496.
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 35680185
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
35680185
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