Portrait of Leather Dyer

1890s

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a man standing upright. He is facing forward, with his left hand on his hip and his right hand holding a long wooden oar vertically. He has a full beard and mustache, and is wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat. He is dressed in a checkered shirt with short sleeves, a dark apron, dark pants, and shoes. The background features a painted scene of trees and a landscape, and the wooden floor is visible beneath him.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tintype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/plate: 8.2 × 6.5 cm (3 1/4 × 2 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.112

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, center in black ink on applied sticker: KL112

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