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Portrait of a Man

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1852-1856

GUSN

GUSN-23376

Description

Half-length portrait of a man with a coat draped over his left arm, a long cloth covering for his head, a short coat, vest, shirt and a cross pendant. The man has dark hair, dark eyes and a moustache. The handle of a short covered sword is seen in his waistband. Frame: 1/2 in. gilt frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
drawings (visual works)
paper (fiber product)
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
Pencil
Unidentified Paper
Drawn
Man
Drawing

Inscription

Stenciled on bottom right: ""M. Armstrong""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Tucker, Mary Geraldine, 1841-1922 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

7.75 x 6.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1563

Places

Maine (United States)
Maryland (United States)

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