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Robert B. Porter
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Robert B. Porter c. 1840-1845
Oil on canvas
30 7/64 x 25 1/32 in. (76.5 x 63.6 cm.)
Gift of Page Reid Haizlip and Kennett Clayton Watson Jr. from the estate of their mother, Virginia Porter Engalitcheff and John Engalitcheff, Jr.
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1990-39-1
About the Artist
Artist: Unknown
About the Artwork
Please note: This painting may not currently be on view at the Maryland Historical Society.
Medium: Painting
Description: Bust portrait shows Robert B. Porter as young man with brown hair and long sideburns, body facing right with head turned toward viewer, his left arm over back of red-upholstered chair. He wears black coat and stock and white shirt. Image has brown background.
Sitter's Life Dates: 1806-1877
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: None
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