Gideon Fairman

1827

Albert Newsam after Thomas Sully

Associated Names
Albert Newsam

Artist, American, 1809 - 1864

Thomas Sully

Artist After, American, born England, 1783 - 1872

The image depicts a man's upper body in portrait format. He is facing slightly to his left, with his head turned towards the viewer. The man has a strong jawline, deep-set eyes, and curly dark hair styled neatly. He is wearing a formal outfit with a high-collared shirt and a dark coat draped over his shoulder like a cape. The background is a plain, dark gradient with a lighter area behind his head, drawing focus to his face. No jewelry or other objects are present with the man in the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal, pen and brown ink, touched with white gouache, on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.9 × 23 cm (12 3/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.94

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kennedy Gallerys, New York; John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 15, as "Edwin Forrest".

1980

  • Sadik, Marvin. American Porait Drawings. Washington: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1980, p. 54-55.

Inscriptions

lower center in pen and black and brown inks by unknown hand: DRAWN.BY A.NEWSAM, PUPIL TO C.G.CHILDS.1827; upper center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 2 3/4 + .../ 4 1/2 +.

Watermarks

J WHATMAN

Wikidata ID

Q64533915

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