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John Singer Sargent

Portrait of Frederic Porter Vinton

Description

Maker

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)

Title

Portrait of Frederic Porter Vinton

Year

1903

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

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

  • Paintings

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

Selection VII: American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

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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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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