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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
William Patterson
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Robert Edge Pine (1730?-1788)
William Patterson c. 1785-1786
Oil on canvas
35 63/64 x 29 1/64 in.(91.4 x 73.7 cm.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1992-48
  About the Artist
  Artist: Robert Edge Pine (1730?-1788)
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Description: portrait shows William Patterson as young man seated in half-length pose, with paper in right hand reading "Paterson/Baltimore". He wears brown coat, white stock, and off-white waistcoat. A column is seen to background right, plus a seascape in background. The face of the sitter has been inserted in canvas.
Sitter's Life Dates: 1752-1835
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Paper label on verso of upper str. member: "William Patterson / by Pine / owner Miss Allison Patterson Harris / placed on loan Feb. 21, 1973-28- / ECH" (in red t marker except the "-28-" which is in pencil). Also old loan sticker, see folder
 
 
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