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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
James Cardinal Gibbons
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Alfred Partridge Klots (1875-1939)
James Cardinal Gibbons May 6, 1910
Oil on canvas
71 13/16 x 51 3/32 in.(182.4 x 129.8 cm.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1979-1-1
  About the Artist
  Artist: Alfred Partridge Klots (1875-1939)
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Description: Full-length portrait shows James Cardinal Gibbons: gray-haired man. He wears ermine cape, red robe, lace on lap, large ring, and cap. He holds cross in hand and sits in armchair with red upholstery and heavy carving. Coat of arms appears at upper right.
Sitter's Life Dates: 1834-1921
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Signature, lower right: "Alfred P. Klots / 1910". On verso: "J. Card. Gibbons / May 6, 1910"
 
 
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