Painting

Title:

Jesse P. Bancroft

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1969.079.05

Creator:

Young, James Harvey (1830-1918)Artist

Date:

1891

Description:

Portrait of Jesse P. Bancroft (1815-1891), by James Harvey Young (1830-1918), 1891. Oil on canvas on aluminum. Three-quarter-length standing portrait of a man, facing slightly right. Sitter has light brown hair and sideburns and blue eyes. He is wearing a black coat, black waistcoat, black trousers, white shirt with standing collar, black bow tie, and gold watch fob on waistcoat. Sitter's left arm is bent at elbow and he is holding black coat with red lining. Graduated gray background. Signed lower right: "J. Harvey Young / 1891". Gilded gesso over wood frame with foliate and berries exterior, vertical striped cove and large acanthus-style leaves at corners.

Material:

Textile
Canvas
Aluminum

Dimensions:

H-50 W-36 inches

Credit Line:

Anonymous Gift

People:

Bancroft, Jesse P. (1815-1891), Young, James Harvey (1830-1918)

Subjects:

Bancroft, Jesse P., Mental health, Mental health care, Medicine, Portraits, Portrait paintings, Physicians