Title
Portrait of Fitz-Henry Homer
Creator
Date
c. 1842
Description
AN UNSIGNED OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT (French, circa 1842) OF FITZ-HENRY HOMER (1799-1856) PAINTED BY ANTOINE CHATELAIN (French, 1794-1859) . The sitter is depicted in three-quarter length facing left, wearing a black jacket wrapped with a brown cloak and standing against a Roman Forum landscape. The piece is unsigned but the engraved brass plate reads: "Fitz-Henry Homer /father of Mrs. Henry Bedlow painted in Rome 1842 Chevalier Antoine Chatelain".
Cultural Origin
French
Medium
oil on canvas
Extent
Image size: 37 3/8" x 28 3/4"
Framed: 48 3/4" x 40 1/8"
Framed: 48 3/4" x 40 1/8"
Collection
Source
Bequest of Mrs. Alletta Morris McBean.
Identifier
PSNC.8348
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