1930.107: Portrait of a Man

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1930.107

People

Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Richard Wilson, British (Penegoes, Wales 1714 - 1782 Colommenoy, Wales)
Previously attributed to Spanish Unidentified Artist

Title

Portrait of a Man

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Portrait of John Roberts

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

19th century

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/231594

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: l.l.: R. Wil-

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

George S. Palmer. Frederick Chapman. [Unidentified auction, Anderson Galleries, New York, 1928], sold; to [Robert C. Vose, Boston], gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1930

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Robert C. Vose

Accession Year

1930

Object Number

1930.107

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• William G. Constable, Richard Wilson, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1953), mentioned p. 66, no. 6
• Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), pp. 100, 146, repr. b/w cat. no. 38

Exhibition History

• Paintings by Old Masters, Winchester Art Association, Winchester, 02/01/1946 - 02/28/1946

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