Portrait of James Ash, (painting).

Portrait of James Ash, (painting).

Neagle, John, 1796-1865, painter.

Portrait of James Ash, (painting).

30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)

(Lower right:) J. Neagle 1824 signed

Waist-length portrait of Philadelphian James Ash (1750-1830), who served as a member of the Provincial Congress in 1775-1776. He is shown seated, wearing a dark jacket and high collared white shirt; his left hand rests on an upright book.

Portrait male -- Ash, James -- Waist length

Occupation -- Political

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2818 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, Missouri 64506 Accession Number: AG 80.381.2

Formerly in the collection of Frost, John, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Purchased 1980.

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Thirteenth Annual Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, 1824.

Albrecht Art Museum, 1989.

Cateforis, David, ed., "The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art: a history and guide to the collection," St. Joseph, MO: The Museum, 2002, pg. 39.

Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., Sale Catalog: no. 2822, 1969, lot 30.

Cateforis, David, ed., "The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art: a history and guide to the collection," St. Joseph, MO: The Museum, 2002, pg. 41.

Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., Sale Cat.: no. 2822, lot 30.

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