Col. Dudley Colman (1745-1797) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.99
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Col. Dudley Colman (1745-1797)
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: c. 1790
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/333625

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Watercolor on ivory

Dimensions

5.1 x 2.5 cm (2 x 1 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: on verso: Col. Dudley Colman, Born Aug.t 13th 1745, Died Nov.r 16th 1791.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Acquired at auction from Skinner, Inc., American Furniture & Decorative Arts, Sale 2482, Lot 1, November 8, 2009.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the American Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Year: 2009
Object Number: 2009.99
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. and Melissa Renn, American Paintings at Harvard, Volume One: Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels by Artists Born before 1826, Yale University Press (U.S.) and Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge and New Haven, 2014), pp. 485-86, cat. 449, ill.

Verification Level

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