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John Singer Sargent

Portrait of Frederic Porter Vinton

Maker

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)

Title

Portrait of Frederic Porter Vinton

Year

1903

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Dimensions

64.8 x 48.9 cm (25 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On back:Sketch 1 hour by John Singer Sargent, March 1903 of Frederic P. Vinton, painted at 247 Newbury Street, Boston.Vinton's studio.

Signature: Inscribed and signed at top:To my friend Mr. Frederic VintonJohn S. Sargent

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

29.111

Type

Provenance

Collection of Frederic Porter Vinton, Boston (1846-1911), 1903 - 1911
Mrs. Frederic Porter Vinton [Annie M. Peirce Vinton] (1855-1929), 1911-1929
Sale to RISD brokered by William Cushing Loring in 1929 as per Director's Correspondence with Earle Rowe, acting on behalf of George Peirce (nephew of Mrs. Vinton).

Publications

Exhibition History

After Eden
The Rise and Reform of American Art, 1840-1910
Apr 26, 1996 – Dec 29, 1996
Romanticism and Revival
Nineteenth-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jun 26, 1993
Selection VII
American Paintings from the Museum's Collection, ca. 1800-1930
Mar 31, 1977 – May 08, 1977
Days Gone By
Jul 01, 1971 – Sep 26, 1971

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)
Portrait of Frederic Porter Vinton, 1903
Oil on canvas
64.8 x 48.9 cm (25 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 29.111

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