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American School
19th century
Portrait of a Man (probably Rev. John Pierpont)
Brush and black and gray wash over graphite on card stock.
7 5/16 x 6 3/16 inches (185 x 158 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Edward W. McGlenen, 1954. Acquired with the John Pierpont papers (ARC 726).
1980.20
Inscription:
Inscribed on verso in pencil at top, "Rev. John Pierpont".
Provenance:
Reverend John Pierpont (1785-1866) and Mary Sheldon Lord Pierpont (1787-1855); their son, 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:
McGlenen, Edward W., Mrs., former owner.
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