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Rembrandt Peale
1778-1860
Portrait of the Rev. John Pierpont (1785-1866)
May 1821
Graphite on cream wove paper.
7 11/16 x 6 3/8 inches (196 x 162 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Edward W. McGlenen, 1954. Acquired with the John Pierpont papers (ARC 726).
1954.21
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Watermark: D'AMES.
Inscription:
Inscribed in black ink on a strip of paper attached to bottom, since removed, "Rev John Pierpont: "Airs of Palestine" / By Rembrandt Peale. May 1821."
Provenance:
John Neal (1793-1876), Portland, ME; possibly William Alston Pierpont (1820-1896); his daughter Mary Lord (1838-1913) and her husband James Crosby (1820-1896); their daughter Mary Pierpont (1869-) and her husband Edward Webster McGlenen (1854-1930); their son Edward Webster McGlenen Jr. (b. 1898), and his wife Alice Irene Whitney McGlenen (b. 1903).
Associated names:
Neal, John, 1785-1860, former owner.
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