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Artist:
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Gilbert Charles Stuart
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Title:
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Portrait of Alexander Townsend (1784-1835)
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Date:
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1809
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Medium:
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Oil on panel
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Dimensions:
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33 1/4 x 26 1/2 in. (84.46 x 67.31 cm) (canvas)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of the Heirs of Mrs. Vernon A. Wright
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Location:
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Gallery 337
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This portrait of Alexander Townsend, a well-known Boston lawyer and orator, was painted soon after Gilbert Stuart had moved from Washington, D.C. to Boston. Because of the trade embargo with England and France, Stuart resorted to painting on a wooden panel rather than on canvas, which had to be imported.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Stuart, Gilbert Charles
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American, 1755 - 1828
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Physical Description:
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portrait; seated three-quarters to the left. eyes dark blue, hair and side-whiskers light sandy color; left hand resting on table holds a book into which his index finger is thrust; black coat, buttoned, white collar, neckcloth and a starched ruffed shirt.
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , ,
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Accession #:
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51.34
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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