Object Number 1957.1137

Object Name

Pastel (Portrait)

Title

Portrait of an unknown man, (formerly Mr. Jarrett)

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

James Sharples (Pastellist)
1751/2-1809/11

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin possibly Philadelphia.

Date

1795-1801

Materials

Pastel; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn

Dimensions (inches)

12.2 (H) , 10 (L) , 1.5 (W) , 9.3 (Image H) , 7.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

31.1 (H) , 26 (L) , 3.7 (W) , 9.3 (Image H) , 7.4 (Image W)

Watermark

unknown

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Wilson, Arnold. 11//1971 The Sharples Family of Painters. Antiques. 100 (5): 740-743.
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[Book] Diethorn, Karie. History of the portrait collection, Independence National Historical Park by Doris Devine Fanelli ; catalog of the collection by Karie Diethorn.
• see p 42-44, as well as catalog entries
[Book] Knox, Katherine McCook. 1930 The Sharples.
• see p 3-44
[Book] Bolton, Theodore. Early American Portrait Draughtsmen in Crayons.
• see p 71-84
[Article] Schmiegel, Karol A. 1975 Pastel Portraits in the Winterthur Museum. Antiques. CVII (2): 323-331.
• Discussed on page 330-331.
[Book] Jeffares, Neil. Dictionary of pastelists before 1800.
• see p. 495-499.
[Article] Milley, John C. 1975 Thoughts on the Attribution of Sharples Pastels. The University Hospital Antiques Show. 59-63.
• useful for attributions
[Article] Jatcko, Sara A. & Ebel, Sarah C. 2009 "American Portraits in Pastel". Antiques and Fine Art. IX (3): 206-208.
• Published: figure 1.