Francis Cranmer Penrose, (painting).

Francis Cranmer Penrose, (painting).

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925, painter.

Francis Cranmer Penrose, (painting).

56 1/2 x 37 1/2 in. (143.5 x 95.2 cm)

(Upper left:) 1898 (Upper right:) John S. Sargent signed

Three-quarter-length portrait of Francis Cranmer Penrose (1817-1903) seated in an armchair with his hands folded in his lap, his legs crossed, and his head raised and resting against the back of the chair. A leather portfolio with papers leans against the side of the chair.

Portrait male -- Penrose, Francis Cranmer

Occupation -- Art -- Architect

Object -- Written Matter

Royal Institute of British Architects, London, England

Commissioned by the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1898. Francis Cranmer Penrose was president of the RIBA from 1894 to 1896.

Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 2, Portraits of the 1890s," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002, no. 350.

McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.

Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 2, Portraits of the 1890s," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002, pg. 136.

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