Collection Highlights
Geometrical Lathe-work Proof
Date:
Object Number:
PR.221.63
Medium:
Engraving
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John Anderson (1733-1798)
Object Number:
1912.13
Date:
c. 1795
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on oval paper, laid on a second sheet, inlaid into a third
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 4.4 x 3.5 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed bottom right: John Anderson
Inscriptions:
Inscribed below oval in brown ink: "John Anderson"; verso inscribed vertically in graphite: "Father of Dr…[cut]"
Description:
Portrait: Father of artist
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
