Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1103: Portrait of a Man Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Portrait of a Man (James Tassie) , 1943.1103,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229871. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1103 People James Tassie, British, English (Pollokshaws, Scotland 1735 - 1799 London, England) Title Portrait of a Man Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medallion Date c. 1798 Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229871 Physical Descriptions Medium White glass paste Dimensions 11.6 x 9.6 x 1.7 cm (4 9/16 x 3 3/4 x 11/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: impressed in truncation: T gallery label: verso, paper, ink, printed and handwritten: [printed in blue:] F. RATHBONE, / South Kensington, / LONDON, S. W. / [handwritten in black:] Unknown male / portrait by J. Tassie / about 1798 / own cabinet Provenance Recorded Ownership History James Tassie. [1] [Frederick Rathbone, London], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1911, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943 Notes [1] Per Rathbone Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.1103 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Classically draped male with wavy hair in right profile. Publication History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), no. 112, p. 42 Exhibition History Old Wedgwood from the Bequest of Grenville Lindall Winthrop, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/04/1944 - 09/03/1944 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
