Object Number 1957.1113 A

Object Name

Drawing (Watercolor drawing)

Title

Portrait of a Young Woman

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jacob Maentel (Artist)
1778-1863
Jacob Maentel was born in Kassel, Hessia, Germany, on October 15, 1778. He immigrated to America by 1811, when he applied for citizenship in York County, Pennsylvania. Maentel worked as a portrait painter in southeastern Pennsylvania, including the Schaefferstown area of Lebanon County, before moving to New Harmony, Indiana, in the late 1830s. There he continued to paint portraits and died about 1863. No official record of his death has been found.

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1815-1840

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Graphite; Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

9.4 (H) , 7.8 (W) , 8.5 (Image H) , 7.6 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.9 (H) , 19.7 (W) , 8.5 (Image H) , 7.6 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H and W at maximum.

Coloring

Hand colored with translucent watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Black, Mary Childs. 1990 Simplicity, A Grace: Jacob Maentel in Indiana.
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[Article] Fleming, Mary Lou & Ruch, Marianne. 1991 Jacob Maentel: A Second Look. Pennsylvania Folklife. 41 (1)
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[Article] Fleming, Mary Lou. 1988 Folk Artist Jacob Maentel of Pennsylvania and Indiana. Pennsylvania Folklife. 37 (3)
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