Portrait of Ebenezer Denny
Object number2017.132.1 a,b
Artist
James Peale
Date1792
MediumWatercolor on ivory; Goldbeater's skin; Adhesive; Copper-based metal alloy, likely brass-plated copper; Wood; Leather; Velvet; Brass(?)
Credit LineGift of Louise E. Denny Barnes
DescriptionMiniature portrait painting on ivory. Painted on front is a three-quarter-view bust portrait of male figure facing slightly proper right. Man is dressed in blue suit with white shirt. Background is light gray to medium gray gradient. Miniature is mounted in rose gold backing frame and glazed with glass lens. Miniature also has oval box.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 2.25 × 1.563 × 0.188 in. (5.7 × 4 × 0.5 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b - closed): 2.438 × 1.938 × 0.5 in. (6.2 × 4.9 × 1.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b - open): 2.438 × 3.75 × 0.438 in. (6.2 × 9.5 × 1.1 cm)
Signed(a) Artist signature and date painted above the figure's proper left shoulder "JP / 1792".
Historical NotesEbenezer Denny was a soldier in the American Revolution and the first mayor of Pittsburgh from 1816 to 1817. The donor, Louise E. Denny Barnes, is the great-granddaughter of Ebenezer Denny.
Related person
Ebenezer Denny
(1761 - 1822)
Terms
On View
On viewCollections
c. 1900
