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Morrell, Imogene Robinson,
Portrait male -- Spencer, John C.
Occupation -- Political
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Written Matter
Painting
John C. Spencer, (painting).
Artist:
Morrell, Imogene Robinson, ca. 1818-1908, painter.
Title:
John C. Spencer, (painting).
Dates:
1885.
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
Sight: 49 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (125.7 x 100.3 cm.).
Inscription:
(Lower right:) Imogene Robinson Morrell 1885 signed
Description:
Portrait of John C. Spencer, seated in 3/4 pose, facing left, gazing at spectator. He has sideburns, high collar, bow-tie. Both hands rest in lap. His left hand holds steel-rimmed eye-glasses. Draped table with a paper, an inkwell, and five books in lower left background. On right side, a curtain backdrop.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Spencer, John C. -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Secretary of the Treasury
Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
United States Treasury Department, Washington, District of Columbia
Remarks:
Spencer was the 16th Secretary of the US Treasury Department. The painting was purchased March 3, 1891, with special appropriation funds.
References:
"Catalogue Raisonne Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, Architecture of the United States Treasury Department," unpublished checklist, Helen S. Bidwell, comp., 1965.
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 61640035
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