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John Graham, (painting). Artist:  Nahl, Charles Christian, 1818-1878, painter. Title:  John Graham, (painting). Dates:  1851. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  35 7/8 x 28 7/8 in. (91.2 x 73.4 cm) Inscription:  (Lower left:) Charles Nahl / Brooklyn [illegible] New York / 1851 signed Description:  Half-length portrait of John Graham seated at a table with his hand resting on an open book. Subject:  Portrait male -- Graham, John Bell -- Waist length Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238 Accession Number: 98.2 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Graham, John, Brooklyn, New York Gift of Bell, James A. H., Remarks:  The sitter was born John Bell (1784-1853) but changed his name to John Graham when he joined into a lumber business with Augustus Graham. References:  "American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: artists born by 1876," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 2006, pg. 818. "The Brooklyn Museum, American Paintings," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1979. Illustration:  "American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: artists born by 1876," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 2006, pg. 818. "The Brooklyn Museum, American Paintings," Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum, 1979, pg. 86. 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 35680272   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 35680272 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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