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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1898.130
People
? Gilbert Stuart, American (North Kingstown, RI 1755 - 1828 Boston, MA)
Title
Profile Portrait Head of a Man
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/305898

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on cream laid paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 12 cm (6 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.l. of mat, piece of old mount attached, graphite: G. Stuart del. / Gilmor Col.
  • inscription: verso, graphite: Stuart
  • inscription: u.r., graphite: 127--
  • inscription: lower edge, graphite: 181/--
  • inscription: JWR:"G Stuart del; Gilmor Col"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore, MD; to his estate, 1848; to probably Gardner L. Chandler, Salem, MA; to John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Accession Year
1898
Object Number
1898.130
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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