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Portrait of Henry Alexander

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1888

GUSN

GUSN-25702

Description

Bust-length portrait of a bearded man, facing right, with a black cravat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
charcoal (plant material)
paper (fiber product)
Picture
Portrait
Charcoal
Unidentified Paper
Portrait

Inscription

Charcoal script on center bottom: ""D Kimberly"" Printed in pencil on reverse, center top, is ""Henry Alexander/ Born Northfield Sept. 1818/ Deed Springfield July 1878/ Bought Linden Hall/ in 1857"" Printed label on reverse, center right, reads ""J.H. Miller Co./ 21 Harrison Ave/ Springfield, Mass./ No. 12172""

People and Organizations

Henry Alexander

Maker

Kimberly, Denison, 1814-1863 (Artist)

Dimensions

26.25 x 22.25 x 1.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1950.595

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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