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Peter Faneuil

Peter Faneuil
Artist
John Smibert, 1688 - 1751
Sitter
Peter Faneuil, 20 Jun 1700 - 3 Mar 1743
Date
c. 1742
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 126.4 × 101.6 cm (49 3/4 × 40")
Frame: 145.6 × 120.3 × 7 cm (57 5/16 × 47 3/8 × 2 3/4")
Sight: 124.8 × 99.7 cm (49 1/8 × 39 1/4")
Topic
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Vehicle\Boat
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket
Exterior\Waterscape
Peter Faneuil: Male
Peter Faneuil: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Peter Faneuil: Business and Finance\Transportation\Shipbuilder
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Museum Purchase, William A. Clark Fund and through the gift of Orme Wilson) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2019.25
Provenance
Mary Ann Faneuil Jones (Mrs. John Jones), sister of Peter Faneuil, c. 1742; her son, Edward Jones; his son, Charles Jones; his son, Peter Faneuil Jones; his daughter, Frances E. Jones, 1950; on loan to her nephew, (Peter Faneuil Robinson), Scituate, Massachusetts, 1949; (William M. Gannon, dealer); sold to (Vose Galleries), Boston, 1957; Purchased by Corcoran Gallery of Art (William A. Clark Fund and gift of Orme Wilson), 1957; Gift to NPG, 2019.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view