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MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Edwin Grant Conklin  
Description:  
Dimension:H:49.375in W:38.500in Framed
Creator:
Burnside, Cameron
Dates:
1941
Abstract:  

Three-quarter length seated figure, left hand on knee, right hand holding a book. Table with three books on top in front of right hand. Figure wears academic robes, white shirt, maroon tie, dark blue suit. Signed "Cameron Burnside 1941" on lower right corner.
Call #:  
58.P.20



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of J. Peter Lesley  
Description:  
Dimension:H:47.375in W:37.500in Framed
Creator:
Bush-Brown, Margaret Lesley
Dates:
1894-95
Abstract:  

Three-quarter length seated figure, body turned left, head facing forward. Wearing white summer suit, striped vest, white shirt, black four-in-hand tie. Seated on wooden chair with upholstered arms. Background of trees. Signed "M. Lesley Bush-Brown" on lower left corner.
Call #:  
58.P.30



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Elihu Thomson  
Description:  
Dimension:H:47.500in W:37.375in Framed
Creator:
Dahl, Grace
Dates:
ca. 1940
Abstract:  

Three-quarter length seated figure, body turned slightly right, head forward. Hands on arm of chair. Figure wears academic robe, blue suit, waistcoat, white shirt, and blue and brown tie. Signed "Grace Dahl" in lower right corner.
Call #:  
58.P.16



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Richard Alexander Fullerton Penrose, Jr.  
Description:  
Dimension:H:46.375in W:39.000in Framed
Creator:
Gibbs, George
Dates:
1934
Abstract:  

Three-quarter seated figure, left hand on knee, left arm leaning against upholstered chair arm. Sitter wears dark blue suit, maroon tie, and white shirt. Brown background with table; papers suggested at his right arm.
Call #:  
58.P.17



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith  
Description:  
Dimension:H:40.500in W:34.000in Framed
Creator:
Haeseler, Conrad Frederick
Dates:
ca. 1915
Abstract:  

Near half-length seated figure, body and face approximately forward. Wearing dark blue coat, waistcoat and tie, white wing-collared shirt. Rosette in buttonhole of lapel. Background of books, files, containers, painting, clock, candlestick. Signed "Conrad/ F. Haeseler" in lower left corner.
Call #:  
58.P.24



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz  
Description:  
Dimension:H:42.500in W:37.875in Framed
Creator:
Huntington, Daniel
Dates:
1857
Abstract:  

Bust-length portrait of figure turned three-quarters to the left, in front of a hazy grey-blue background, resembling a cloudy sky. The subject has dark, graying hair and sideburns, hazel eyes, and a clear, rosy complexion. He wears a dark gray coat, a white waistcoat and shirt, and a white stock, tied in a high knot. Signed and dated in the lower left corner, "Agassiz / by D. Huntington / 1857."
Call #:  
58.P.47



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Alexander Dallas Bache  
Description:  
Dimension:H:47.500in W:40.375in Framed
Creator:
Huntington, Daniel
Dates:
1861
Abstract:  

Three-quarter-length seated figure turned left, head resting on left hand, right hand holding manuscripts. The sitter wears a black coat and waistcoat and a white shirt. There is a red table cloth at lower right, under manuscript. Gray-brown background. Signed: "D. Huntington/1861" on lower right corner.
Call #:  
58.P.40



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Robert Hare  
Description:  
Dimension:H:37.250in W:32.375in Framed
Creator:
Huntington, Daniel
Dates:
1857
Abstract:  

Depicts head, shoulders, and chest of figure, facing right, wearing dark suit, white shirt, and tie, with white hair and a beard. Inscribed "D. Huntington" on front lower left corner.
Call #:  
1984.01



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton  
Description:  
Dimension:H:36.000in W:30.000in Framed
Creator:
Unknown
Dates:
after 1725
Abstract:  

Half-length figure seated on a red upholstered chair, with body turned left and head facing forward. He wears a coat, waistcoat, and neckcloth. Brown background.
Call #:  
58.P.6



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt  
Description:  
Dimension:H:65.000in W:54.000in Framed
Creator:
Lambdin, James Reid
Dates:
1856
Abstract:  

Three-quarter length portrait of a seated figure in a red, upholstered armchair, the body turned slightly to the right. Both hands are in the subject's lap; he holds an open book with his left hand and a pair of spectacles in his right. The subject has gray hair, gray eyes, and a pale complexion. He wears a black suit, a white collar and stock, and a vermilion scarf. On the desk to the left are three books and pages of a manuscript. A thermometer hangs on the wall in left background. Signed and dated "J.R. Lambdin / 1856" in left center of canvas, on the desk below the manuscript pages.
Call #:  
58.P.59



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of José Francisco Corrêa da Serra  
Description:  
Dimension:H:37.375in W:32.375in Framed
Creator:
Lawrence, Charles B.
Dates:
ca. 1816
Abstract:  

The sitter faces the viewer’s left in three-quarter profile. He has a broad brow and receding hairline with short, thin dark hair, and his left ear is visible. The sitter is dressed in a dark overcoat and white cravat with a bow; a small medallion decorates the left lapel of his coat. He is seated in a red chair, positioned against a modulated backdrop.
Call #:  
58.P.46



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Eliot Stellar  
Description:  
Dimension:H:37.500in W:31.375in D:3.250in Framed
Creator:
Adel, Daniel
Abstract:  

Subject stands, head slightly to the right, wearing camel hair jacket, shirt, and blue and red striped tie.
Call #:  
2009.61



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre  
Description:  
Dimension:H:37.250in W:32.125in Framed
Creator:
Peale, Rembrandt
Dates:
1808-1810
Abstract:  

The sitter faces the viewer’s right in three-quarter view. He has a receding hairline with short, thin, graying hair and a prominent brow, and his right ear is visible. He is dressed in a dark overcoat and white cravat, positioned against a dark, somewhat modulated background.
Call #:  
58.P.34



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of François André Michaux  
Description:  
Dimension:H:36.000in W:30.500in D:2.000in Framed
Creator:
Peale, Rembrandt
Dates:
1809-10
Abstract:  

Bust-length portrait with body turned to the right, in front of a gray-tan background. The subject has black hair and hazel eyes. He is wearing a black coat and stock and a white waistcoat and collar. Unsigned and undated.
Call #:  
58.P.38



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Edward Drinker Cope  
Description:  
Dimension:H:41.750in W:36.750in Framed
Creator:
Pettit, George Ward
Dates:
1897
Abstract:  

Half-length figure, turned right. Wearing black coat, waistcoat, bow tie, white collar. Dull gray background. Signed "G W Pettit 1897" on lower right corner.
Call #:  
58.P.56



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Samuel Pierpont Langley  
Description:  
Dimension:H:38.500in W:33.000in Framed
Creator:
Raditz, Lazar
Dates:
ca. 1914
Abstract:  

Portrait with head and shoulders visible to above waist. Body slightly turned right, head facing forward. Figure wears red academic robe, brown coat and waistcoat, blue cravat. Signed "Lazar Raditz" in lower right corner. After ca. 1894 photograph.
Call #:  
58.P.13



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Benjamin Rush  
Description:  
Dimension:H:61.000in W:51.000in Framed
Creator:
Sully, Thomas
Dates:
1800-20
Abstract:  

Three-quarter length portrait of a seated figure with body turned to the left, in front of an unfinished brown and tan background. The figure holds his head in his left hand and his right hand holds the pages of an open book. He has white, receding hair, brown eyes, and a rosy complexion. He wears a black coat with a white collar and bow, open at the throat. A pair of spectacles rests on his forehead. The figure is seated in a wooden armchair and in the lower left corner, against the chair, are three books and a portfolio, resting on a table. Unsigned and undated.
Call #:  
58.P.51



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Alexander Wilson  
Description:  
Dimension:H:25.375in W:22.000in Framed
Creator:
Sully, Thomas, attributed
Dates:
1809-13
Abstract:  

Bust-length portrait with body turned slightly to the left, in front of dark tan background. Subject has black hair, brown eyes and a rosy complexion. He is wearing a black coat and a white waistcoat and collar with the neckcloth tied in a bow. Unsigned and undated.
Call #:  
58.P.31



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Spencer Fullerton Baird  
Description:  
Dimension:H:41.500in W:36.000in Framed
Creator:
Ulke, Henry
Dates:
1887
Abstract:  

Portrait with head and shoulders visible; body turned three-quarters to the left, head facing center. The sitter wears a dark suit, waistcoast, and bow tie, a white shirt with gold buttons, and a gold watch chain across waistcoat. Inscribed: "H. Ulke" on front, lower right corner.
Call #:  
58.P.11



MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:
Painting
Alt. Title:  
Portrait of Joseph Henry  
Description:  
Dimension:H:41.375in W:36.375in Framed
Creator:
Ulke, Henry
Dates:
1879
Abstract:  

Half-length seated figure, body turned left, head leaning on left hand, left elbow on table edge. Wearing black coat, blue tie, white collared shirt, gold cuff in left arm cuff. Chair back is upholstered red, table is covered in reddish-brown fabric. Signed "Henry Ulke 1879" lower right corner. After original 1875 portrait by Ulke (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution).
Call #:  
58.P.8



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