Charles Carroll of Carrollton

c. 1828

Chester Harding

Artist, American, 1792 - 1866

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Benjamin Rush Toland, Philadelphia;[1] sold to (Ehrich Galleries, New York). (McClees Gallery, Philadelphia) by 1928;[2] sold to Alexander Dallas Thayer, Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania; gift 1956 to NGA.
[1] Letter of 4 January 1962 from L. E. Magargal, secretary to Alexander Thayer (in NGA curatorial files), provides provenance information and states that the painting was also owned at an unknown date by "Mr. R.H.R. Toland of Philadelphia."
[2] Typescript letter dated 3 December 1928 from Albert Rosenthal (in NGA curatorial files) provides provenance information regarding the Ehrich and McClees galleries.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1960

  • American Painters of the South, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960, no. 84.

1969

  • A Nineteenth-Century Gallery of Distinguished American, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1969, p. 23.

1970

  • Two Centuries of American Portraits, University of Kentucky Art Gallery, Lexington; Paducah Art Gallery, Kentucky; J. B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, 1970, no cat.

1975

  • "Anywhere So Long As There Be Freedom," Charles Carroll of Carrollton, His Family & His Maryland, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1975, no. 39.

1976

  • Portraits USA 1776-1976, Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1976, p. 40.

1985

  • A Truthful Likeness: Chester Harding and His Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; J. B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, 1985, no. 20.

Bibliography

1869

  • Dunlap, William. A History of the Rise and Progress of The Arts of Design in the United States. 2 vols. Reprinted in 3. New York, 1969 (1834): 2:289.

1969

  • Stewart, Robert G. A Nineteenth-Century Gallery of Distinguished Americans. Washington, 1969: 23, repro.

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 62, repro.

1975

  • "Anywhere So Long as There Be Freedom": Charles Carroll of Carrollton, His Family & His Maryland. Baltimore, 1975: 176, no. 39.

1976

  • Dickson, Harold E. Portraits USA: 1776-1976. Exh. cat. Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1976: 40-41.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 168, repro.

1981

  • Williams, William James. A Heritage of American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1981: 88, repro. 106.

1985

  • Lipton, Leah. A Truthful Likeness: Chester Harding and His Portraits. Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; J. B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville. Washington, D.C., 1985: no. 20, 81-82.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 192, repro.

1996

  • Kelly, Franklin, with Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr., Deborah Chotner, and John Davis. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1996: 246-250, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20185634


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