Portrait of William A. Lowry

Object number2007.98.3

Date1847

MediumOil on canvas; Wood

Credit LineGIft of Richard W. Mechling

DescriptionFramed oil painting. Portrait of a boy approximately five to seven years of age with blue eyes and blonde hair. He is dressed in a a black coat, white ruffled shirt and red trousers. He is looking over proper left shoulder and holding a kite that has various words painted on it, perhaps representing a newspaper. A black and white dog is jumping up on his proper right side. The background appears to be a forest scene.Dimensions34.063 x 1.25 x 28.875 in. (86.5 x 3.2 x 73.3 cm)
Signed"J.Wilson / Sept..." in right corner of portrait, difficult to read.
InscriptionsBoy is holding a kite that has various words painted on it, perhaps representing a newspaper(?),"LATE... / WAR / NEWS".
MarksBack has black and gold circular sticker label in upper center, "W / Wunderly / Galleries / PITTSBURGH, PA."
Historical NotesWilliam Alexander Lowry (b.1842) served in the Union Army and, after suffering an injury at the close of the Civil War, joined his father in the hotel business, becoming manager of the Lowry House in Butler, Pennsylvania. He married Annie L. Ziegler, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Ziegler, and had a family of five daughters; the family resided in the same house as the Zieglers in Butler. The house was razed in 1965.

Previous owner Ziegler Family

Related person William Alexander Lowry (born 1842)

Related person Sarah Brinker Ziegler (died 1881)

Related institution Lowry House

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