Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 19.96
Date:
1871
Notes:
"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969.
American Art Journal, V.1, No.1, 1969.
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 85.
Quick, Michael, "An American Painter Abroad: Frank Duveneck's European Years," Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1987, pg. 103.
Image on file.
American Art Journal, V.1, No.1, 1969, P.93
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 85.
(Lower left:) FD Munich / 1871 signed
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Summary:
Portrait of an elderly man, his body facing front, his gaze directed at the viewer. He wears a dark jacket and a pair of wire spectacles.