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Pastel (Portrait)
Portrait of an unknown man, (formerly Mr. Jarrett)
James Sharples
1795-1801
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
James Sharples (Pastellist)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pastel
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1137
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1137
Object Name
Pastel (Portrait)
Title
Portrait of an unknown man, (formerly Mr. Jarrett)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
James Sharples (Pastellist)
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) x 1.5 (W) x 10 (L) x 9.3 (Image H) x 7.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.1 (H) x 3.7 (W) x 26 (L) x 23.5 (Image H) x 18.8 (Image W)
Edition Watermark
unknown
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Wilson, Arnold. 11//1971 The Sharples Family of Painters. Antiques. 100 (5): 740-743.
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 entriesBook: Knox, Katherine McCook. 1930 The Sharples.
• see p 3-44Book: Bolton, Theodore. Early American Portrait Draughtsmen in Crayons.
• see p 71-84Article: 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 attributionsArticle: Jatcko, Sara A. & Ebel, Sarah C. 2009 "American Portraits in Pastel". Antiques and Fine Art. IX (3): 206-208.
• Published: figure 1.