Possibly William Metcalf
c. 1730
Painter, American, active c. 1690/1730
Attributed to The Pollard Limner
Attribution
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
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.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 263, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20177855