Portrait of J. L.
c. 1810/1818
Painter, American, 1769 - 1821
Artwork overview
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Medium
reverse painting on glass
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 33.2 x 25.5 cm (13 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
framed: 38.7 x 31.4 x 2.5 cm (15 1/4 x 12 3/8 x 1 in.) -
Accession
1953.5.41
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1948 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1978
Ward, Mildred Lee. Reverse Paintings on Glass: The Mildred Lee Ward Collection. Exh. cat. Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, 1978: no. 66, as The Fancy Bonnet.
1981
Kern, Arthur B., and Sybil B. Kern. "Who Was Benjamin Greenleaf?" Antiques World 3 (September 1981): 44, 46, no. 17.
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: 157, 160, color repro. 159.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 190, repro.
Inscriptions
lower left on brooch: J L
Wikidata ID
Q20183016