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Gruet,
Portrait male -- Watts, John
Occupation -- Law
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Sculpture
John Watts, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Gruet, founder.
Title:
John Watts, (sculpture).
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
27 3/4 x 15 x 13 in.; Base: H. 9 1/2 in. x W. 9 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(Brass plate on front of base:) JOHN WATTS (Back of bust at neckline embossed in the bronze:) GRUET JNE, FOUNDEUR PARIS (In the folds at the back of the bust imprints on the bronze: two series of indecipherable letters.) unsigned
Subject:
Portrait male -- Watts, John -- Bust
Occupation -- Law -- Judge
Occupation -- Political -- Congressman
Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Franklin & Marshall College, Phillips Museum of Art, P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604
Remarks:
Watts was a congressman (1749-1836). Born N.Y.C. August 27, 1749; studied Law; last recorder of N.Y. under the crown. Member N.Y. State Assembly (1791-93); Speaker (1792-93). Member committee to build Newgate Prison, N.Y.C., (1796-99). Member of U.S. House of Representatives from N.Y., 3rd Congress, 1793-1795. Judge Westchester Country, 1702-1707. Established and endowed the Leake and Watts Orphan House.
References:
Franklin & Marshall College, 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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:
IAS 62580003
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Inventory of American Sculpture
62580003
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