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Brown, Samuel,
Portrait male -- Carter, John
Portrait male -- Carter, John
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Writer
Painting
John Carter, (painting).
Artist:
Brown, Samuel, painter.
Title:
John Carter, (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1853.
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
18 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.
Inscription:
(Pencil inscription on stretcher:) Portrait of John (?) of Providence (three additional lines of text appear on back of canvas) unsigned
Description:
Profile bust of John Carter wears a white ruffled stock and a dark coat.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Carter, John -- Bust
Portrait male -- Carter, John -- Profile
Occupation -- Industry -- Printing
Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist
Occupation -- Writer -- Publisher
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Brown, John Nicholas, Heirs of, John Nicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization, 357 Benefit Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Remarks:
John Carter (1745-1814) was a printer, publisher and journalist. Native to Philadelphia, he died in Providence in 1814. IAP files contain an excerpt from "John Carter of Providence, Rhode Island, a brief Narrative by his Great-great grandson John Carter Brown Woods," reprinted from Rhode Island Historical Society Collections, Oct. 1918.
References:
John Nicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization, 1990.
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 65780004
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
65780004
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