Portrait of a Man and Child

c. 1890

John T. Bennett

Associated Names
John T. Bennett

Artist, American, active c. 1890s

The image shows an elderly man holding a young child on his lap. The man has a warm expression with deep lines on his face and short, white hair. He wears a white shirt, dark vest, and light trousers while sitting in a wooden chair. One of his hands rests on the arm of the chair, and he holds a hat in his other hand. The child is dressed in a light-colored frock with a checkered pattern and lace trim. They have a short haircut, wear a checkered cap, and boots. Behind them is a wall of patterned bricks with a wooden window and wood plank flooring.

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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right in black ink: 5; upper left in graphite: 6 30-; by Ross Kelbaugh, upper right in black ink on applied sticker: AF046 / 6L; center printed in black ink on applied sticker: FROM / JOHN T. BENNETT, / 16 HALIDAY [sic] STREET, / OIL CITY, PA.; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: For / Harry Brant


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