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Portrait male -- Ruffin, George
Object -- Written Matter
Painting
George Ruffin (1765-1810), (painting).
Artist:
Unknown, painter.
Title:
George Ruffin (1765-1810), (painting).
Medium:
Oil.
Dimensions:
27 5/8 x 21 3/4 in.
Description:
Waist-length portrait of George Ruffin holding a book in his proper right hand and holding his proper left arm up to his chest. Behind him is red drapery and a view of a sunset.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Ruffin, George -- Waist length
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Coupland, Richard M., 117 Windsor Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451
Remarks:
On back of portrait, on paper: "The portrait of George Ruffin of Prince George County, Va.--born January 29, 1765; died May 10, 1810. Maternal grandfather of the writer, Rebecca Henley; born Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia."
George Ruffin was the father of Edmund Ruffin. The owner reports that the painting, the only known portrait of George Ruffin, has been in the family's collection since its creation.
References:
National Society of Colonial Dames, North Carolina, 2001.
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:
IAP 73560139
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Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
73560139
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