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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1930.107
People
Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Richard Wilson, British (Penegoes, Wales 1714 - 1782 Colommenoy, Wales)
Previously attributed to Spanish Unidentified Artist
Title
Portrait of a Man
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Portrait of John Roberts
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231594

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.l.: R. Wil-

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
George S. Palmer. Frederick Chapman. [Unidentified auction, Anderson Galleries, New York, 1928], sold; to [Robert C. Vose, Boston], gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1930

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Robert C. Vose
Accession Year
1930
Object Number
1930.107
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • William G. Constable, Richard Wilson, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1953), mentioned p. 66, no. 6
  • Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), pp. 100, 146, repr. b/w cat. no. 38

Exhibition History

  • Paintings by Old Masters, Winchester Art Association, Winchester, 02/01/1946 - 02/28/1946

Verification Level

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