Painter:

Unknown  Search this

Stuart, Gilbert 1755-1828 (copy after)  Search this

Subject:

Lefebvre de Cheverus, Jean-Louis  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Culture:

French  Search this

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery 8th & F Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 76.23

Date:

After 1823

Notes:

"National Portrait Gallery: Permanent Collection Illustrated Checklist," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Instit. Press, 1987, pg. 57.

Summary:

Portrait of John Louis Anne Magdelaine Lefebver de Cheverus, seated with his body turned to the left, his head turned to face the viewer, his arms resting on the arms on the arms of his chair, his left hand holding a book in his lap, and his right hand raised slightly. He wears ecclesiastical attire including a large cross. In the background there is a window with a view of sky.

Topic:

Portrait male--Waist length  Search this

Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this

Dress--Ecclesiastical  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this

Architecture interior--Detail--Window  Search this

Control number:

IAP 08650295

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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