Portrait of Hugh Henry Brackenridge
Object number86.1.108
After
Gilbert Stuart
(1755 - 1828)
Date1870-1890
MediumOil paint on wood; Metal
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionOval bust portrait, chest up of older Caucasian male, subject is in three-quarter view to the proper right with gaze forward. Oil paint on oval wood panel. Subject is wearing blue/black coat and white ruffled collar. His hair (or wig) is white and he has a high forehead. He has brown eyes and slight double chin. He is seated in a tan chair and before a brownish/green broad column. To left of column is red curtain; lower left appears open blue sky. Reverse is wooden latticework mounted to panel with metal nails.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 22.063 × 17.875 × 0.875 in. (56 × 45.4 × 2.2 cm)Historical NotesCopied from the original portrait by Gilbert Stuart.
Related person
Hugh Henry Brackenridge
Related institution
Pittsburgh Academy
Terms
On View
Not on view
c. 1854
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