Man of Science, (painting).

Man of Science, (painting).

Unknown, painter.

Kranz, M., painter. (formerly attributed to)

Man of Science, (painting).

39 1/4 x 33 1/2 in. (99.7 x 85.0 cm)

M(illegible)anz, Fecit/(illegible)9 signed

Full-length portrait of a man seated in a work space. He holds a book and a dog is at his feet. He is surrounded by scientific objects, such as a universal furnace, Woulfe bottle, telescope, thermometer, and shelves of beakers and other containers. A globe, maps, and compass are in the lower left corner.

Portrait male -- Unidentified -- Full length

Occupation -- Science

Architecture interior

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

Object -- Other -- Globe

Object -- Written Matter -- Map

Object -- Tool -- Compass

Object -- Tool -- Telescope

National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20565 Accession Number: 1971.83.8 (2571)

Gift of Garbisch, Edgar William & Bernice Chrysler,

Chotner, Deborah, "American Naive Paintings," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1992.

National Gallery of Art, 1976, 1988, 1990.

Chotner, Deborah, "American Naive Paintings," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1992, pg. 540.

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