Master Cleeves

1850

William Matthew Prior

Associated Names
William Matthew Prior

Artist, American, 1806 - 1873

The image shows a portrait of a young child from the waist up, facing forward. The child has light skin, blue eyes, short brown hair, and wears a red outfit with gold and white patterns. They hold a small, colorful object and stand in front of dark curtains with decorative tassels, with a hint of greenery visible in the background.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Massachusetts. (Charles D. Childs, Boston), by whom sold in 1948 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 92, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 213, 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: 304, repro. 305.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 267, repro.

Inscriptions

on reverse (no longer visible and no known photograph, but recorded in donor records): William M. Prior, 1850

Wikidata ID

Q20187982

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