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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1936.109.44
People
Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England)
Title
Profile Portrait of Young Boy Holding a Book
Other Titles
Former Title: Profile Head of a Youth
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
1897
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231093

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvasboard
Dimensions
35.6 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.)
framed: 38.1 x 27.9 x 1.3 cm (15 x 11 x 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r.: Denman W. Ross/1897, Signed Date: 1897
  • inscription: on back of board: VD Brown O/Burn S/Rose M/On[ ] Bl/DWR

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Denman W. Ross, Class of 1875
Accession Year
1936
Object Number
1936.109.44
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Paintings by Denman Ross, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, 02/20/1953 - 04/09/1953
  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/02/2023 - 12/30/2023

Verification Level

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