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Painter:
Stuart, Gilbert 1755-1828  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue at 82nd Street New York New York 10028 Accession Number: 50.145.37
Date:
Ca. 1780-1785
Notes:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.
Gardner & Feld, "American Ptgs," Metropolitan Museum,. Vol. I, 1965, pg. 80.
Caldwell, John, and Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque, "American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815," New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994, pg. 164.
Summary:
Bust-length portrait of man in a green coat, a book held in his right hand. He is seated sideways, and looks to his left at the viewer. The portrait was originally intended as a rectangular portrait, but was subsequently changed to an oval format.
Topic:
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Control number:
IAP 36120058
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_41847