Possibly William Metcalf, c. 1730

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 71.8 x 57.5 cm (28 1/4 x 22 5/8 in.)

framed: 86 x 72.6 x 4.6 cm (33 7/8 x 28 9/16 x 1 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1980.61.1

Artists / Makers

The Pollard Limner (painter) American, active c. 1690/1730

Image Use

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Provenance

Recorded as from Massachusetts. (Robert C. Eldred Auction Galleries, Dennis, Massachusetts), by whom sold in 1973 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch (with Henry Coger as agent); by bequest to NGA, 1980.

Associated Names

Eldred Auction Galleries, Robert C.
Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Unknown Patron

Bibliography

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 263, repro.

1992: Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 288-289, repro. 289.