Possibly William Metcalf
c. 1730
The Pollard Limner
Painter, American, active c. 1690/1730
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 71.8 x 57.5 cm (28 1/4 x 22 5/8 in.)
framed: 86 x 72.6 x 4.6 cm (33 7/8 x 28 9/16 x 1 13/16 in.) -
Accession Number
1980.61.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Recorded as from Massachusetts. (Robert C. Eldred Auction Galleries, Dennis, Massachusetts), by whom sold in 1973 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch (with Henry Coger as agent); by bequest to NGA, 1980.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 263, repro.
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: 288-289, repro. 289.
Wikidata ID
Q20177855