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On Display: House - Pennypacker Hall W/Fireplace
Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
Portrait of a Man
Jacob Maentel
1820-1840
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jacob Maentel (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1957.1112
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1112
Object Name
Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
Title
Portrait of a Man
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Jacob Maentel (Artist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1820-1840
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
12.4 (H) x 7.9 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.5 (H) x 20 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Black, Mary Childs. 1990 Simplicity, A Grace: Jacob Maentel in Indiana.
Book: Lipman, Jean & Armstrong, Tom. 1980 American Folk Painters of Three Centuries.
• See pp. 116-123.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p.92, plate VI; p.108, cat. no. 31.