Unidentified Man in a Black Suit

Artist Unknown Artist

Periodca. 1851 - 1853

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions29.2 × 24.4 in. (74.2 × 62 cm)

MarkingsStamped on reverse by Goupil & Co., 289 Broadway, New York City.

ClassificationsPortraits

Credit LineMuseum Collection

Object number1994.582

DescriptionMiddle-aged man facing left wearing a black suit, white shirt, and black tie.
Curatorial RemarksAssociation records are so far silent on who this portrait depicts, or how it entered the collection. It bears a stamp on the reverse for Goupil & Co., sellers of artist supplies at 289 Broadway in New York City. The firm was located at this address from 1851 to 1853.

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