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A Gentleman
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Bust-length portrait of a young man with brown hair, wearing a black coat, white vest, high white collar and white stock.
Henry Colton Shumway studied in New York City at the National Academy of Design. By 1831 he had established himself as a miniature painter and exhibited frequently at the Academy. He was elected an Associate in 1831 and an Academician in 1832. He ended his career coloring photographic portraits.
Provenance
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Acquired by A. J. Fink, Baltimore; A. J. Fink Foundation, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 1963.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/23/1964 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H excluding frame: 3 in. (7.62 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.
38.483