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Unknown,
Portrait male -- Unidentified
Painting
Portrait of a Man, (painting).
Artist:
Unknown, painter.
Title:
Portrait of a Man, (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1850.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
24 x 20 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Portrait of a plainly dressed man against a somber, non-figured background.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Unidentified -- Bust
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Chapin, Robert W., Jr., 5253 Spring Cove Way, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464
Provenance:
Purchased from Veerhoff Gallery, Washington, District of Columbia ca. late 50s or early 1960s.
Remarks:
According to Veerhoff Gallery, the portrait was thought to depict the Spanish Ambassador, but style of dress indicates an American sitter ca. 1800.
References:
Chapin, Robert W., Jr., 2011.
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 9F170001
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Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
9F170001
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