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Portrait of a Samuel Norton's Father

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1800-1899

GUSN

GUSN-6667

Description

Bust-length portrait of a man in gray coat, gray hair, three-quarter view facing right. Father of Samuel Norton.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
Picture
Portrait
Oil on Canvas
Portrait

Inscription

Pen script on reverse of stretcher, upper right: ""Samuel Norton's father/ or grandfather. This may/ be a copy of a Wigglesworth/ -owned portrait.""

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

26.5 x 21.75 x 1.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Susan B. Norton

Accession Number

1990.101

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