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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
James Cardinal Gibbons
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Carl Bersch (1834-1914)
James Cardinal Gibbons c. 1890
Oil on canvas
12 3/64 x 9 7/8 in.(30.6 x 25.1 cm.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1977-27-11
  About the Artist
  Artist: Carl Bersch (1834-1914)
  About the Artwork
  Medium: Painting
Description: Half-length portrait shows James Cardinal Gibbons: man with gray-brown hair. He wears blue cape with red buttons, piping, sash, gold cross, and cap. Image has blue background with small clouds.
Sitter's Life Dates: 1834-1921
Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Signature, lower right: "C Bersc[h]". Label, in pencil on white label: "Estate of Gerda F. Vey / March, 1977 Cardinal Gibbons by C. Bersch"
 
 
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