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Portrait of a Gentleman, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Fisher, Alvan 1792-1863  Search this
Subject:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 64.452
Date:
Ca. 1840.35
Notes:
"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 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. 95.
Summary:
Portrait of a gentleman seated with his body turned to the left, his head turned to face the viewer, and a letter held in his left hand. He wears a dark jacket and tie with a white shirt.
Topic:
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Letter  Search this
Control number:
IAP 20490387
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_264176