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John George Brown

Artist: Gilbert Gaul, 1855 - 1919
Sitter: John George Brown, 11 Nov 1831 - 8 Feb 1913

Date: 1907

Type: Painting

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 51.5cm x 64.8cm (20 1/4" x 25 1/2"), Accurate

Topic: Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair; Costume\Jewelry\Ring; Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses; Artwork\Painting; Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache; Interior\Studio\Art; Artist's Effects\Palette; Artist's Effects\Paintbrush; Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard; Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk; Artist's Effects\Paint jar; John George Brown: Male; John George Brown: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter; John George Brown: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Genre painter; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.70.39

Provenance: (Kennedy Galleries); purchased 1970 NPG

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery