The Colonel
c. 1865
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on wood
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (oval): 53.1 x 40 cm (20 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
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Accession
1953.5.78
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Recorded as from Massachusetts. Purchased in 1950 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1970
Extended loan for use by The White House, Washington, D.C., 1970-1974.
Bibliography
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 271, 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: 458-460, color repro. 459.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 397, repro.
Inscriptions
on cap: US
Wikidata ID
Q20188661