Portrait of Charles Lockhart
Portrait of Charles Lockhart
Portrait of Charles Lockhart

Portrait of Charles Lockhart

Object number86.1.244
Artist
Date1899
MediumOil on canvas, Wood; Cardboard
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionUnframed oil painting. Bust portrait of man with gray hair and beard. He is wearing a dark jacket and bow tie with a white shirt. The background is brown.Dimensions29.9999 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
SignedVerona A Kiralfy LR
MarksBlack Marker: Charles Lockhart
label J.J. Gillespie
Historical NotesLess than a year after Edwin Drake sank his oil well, Charles Lockhart, a Pittsburgh merchant, sailed for England with a few bottles of refined Pennsylvania oil. With orders in hand, Lockhart returned to Pittsburgh and established the first commercial oil refinery that produced “lamp oil” on a large scale.
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