Painting

Title:

Portrait of a Young Man

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1988.107

Creator:

Ingalls, Walter (1805-1874)

Date:

1851-1858

Description:

Copy of Portrait of a Young Man, attributed to Walter Ingalls (1805-1874), after a painting by Antonio Allegri Correggio (c.1489-1534), 1851-1858. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a young man. Sitter has medium-length blonde hair, blue eyes. He is wearing a black hat, black tunic, and white undershirt. He is leaning with his left elbow on a table in the foreground and his head in his left hand. His eyes are glancing toward the viewer. Gray background. Back of canvas stencilled "FROM / M. J. WHIPPLE'S / Artists Supply Store, / 35 CORNHILL, / BOSTON." Paper label with black marker inscription "07-97". Gilded gesso over wood frame, convex center molding, corner and center cartouches.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-24 W-20 inches

Provenance:

This portrait belonged to Asa P. Cate (1813-1874) of Tilton, NH, grandfather of Henry Cate Waterman. After Henry Cate Waterman's death, the painting passed to his widow, the donor, Helen B. Waterman, who soon died after making this gift in 1988.

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen B. Waterman

People:

Ingalls, Walter (1805-1874), Cate, Asa P. (1813-1874), Correggio, Antonio Allegri (c.1489-1534), Waterman, Helen B.

Subjects:

man, Portrait paintings, Portraits