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David Paul Brown
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Head and shoulders portrait of a man with brown hair, wearing a black coat with high collar, white shirt and high white collar over sides of chin and white neckband.
The sitter is probably David Paul Brown (1795-1872), a Philadelphia lawyer, poet, orator and playwright of both tragedies and farce. An obituary recorded that "From the early times of 'anti-slavery' and 'abolition' in Philadelphia, Mr. Brown was the steadfast friend, counselor, spokesman and orator for the anti-slavery party. He was their chivalrous champion upon nearly all occasions, important and unimportant, in court, on the rostrum and in the newspapers. It may be said with safety that he never failed to answer their call." (See "The Albany Law Journal," vol. 6, 1872, pp. 49-50).
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Provenance
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Everard Roberts estate, Brooklyn, New York. Acquired by Abraham Jay Fink, Baltimore; by bequest to A. J. Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963; given to Walters Art Museum, 1963.
Exhibitions
| 1958-1959 | Four Centuries of Miniature Painting from the Collections of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc. and A.J. Fink, Personally. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/15/1964 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/1/1964 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H excluding frame: 2 3/4 x W: 2 1/4 in. (6.99 x 5.72 cm); Framed H: 3 1/8 x W: 2 1/2 in. (7.94 x 6.35 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.460