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Portrait of Master Francis M. Jencks

Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874) (Artist)
ca. 1848
oil on canvas
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Provenance
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Commissioned by Francis H. Jencks, ca. 1848; inherited by Francis M. Jencks, ca. 1870; inherited by Elizabeth Platt Jencks, 1918; inherited by Francis H. Jencks, 1953; inherited by Stephen Jencks, Helen Featherstone, and Christopher Jencks, 1991.

Exhibitions

1981-1982 Alfred Jacob Miller: An Artist on the Oregon Trail. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth; Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody.
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Geographies

USA, Maryland, Baltimore (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 35 15/16 × W: 28 13/16 in. (91.3 × 73.2 cm); Framed: H: 41 1/2 × W: 34 1/8 × D: 4 7/8 in. (105.4 × 86.7 × 12.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Heirs of Francis H. Jencks, 2018

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

37.2937

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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