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Portrait of a Man
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This portrait of an unidentified man is signed at left by the artist. The frame, in silver gilt, dates from the 19th century. The man has powdered hair and he wears a blue velvet coat. Blue silk on the reverse, and loop for hanging.
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Provenance
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William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or, more likely, Henry Walters
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.
38.4