Painting
- Title:
- John George
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1981.056.02
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Portrait of John George (1840-1880), unknown artist, c. 1870. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of young man. Sitter has black hair parted on right and black mutton-chop-style sideburns. He is wearing a white shirt with stiff high collar, black bow tie, and black coat. Gray and brown graduated background with pink highlight lower left. Unsigned. Pencil inscription on frame reverse, top left spandrel: "Sylvester". Pencil inscription bottom of frame possibly: "Pam 2". Gilded gesso over wood frame, corner cartouches with cornucopia of fruit and flowering vines, serpentine edges.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-15.1 W-12.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor is great granddaughter of Joshua George.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Nancy Sibley Wilkins
- People:
- George, John (1840-1880)
- Subjects:
- George, John, Lawyers
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