Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G Streets, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1952.10.1
Date:
1898
Notes:
Owner, 1976: Registration Records.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006.
"Henry Ward Ranger Centennial Exhibition," Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1958.
Kloss, William, "Treasures from the National Museum of American Art," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 104 and 219.
Image on file.
Kloss, William, "Treasures from the National Museum of American Art," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 105.
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Summary:
The painting depicts a waist-length portrait of Henry Sturgis Drinker with a cat on his lap. He is seated on a chair against a window and light colored walls. He is wearing a light colored suit and a tie. He has a long curved moustache.