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Copyright
Unknown Richard Wordsworth Gill c. 1840 Oil on canvas 36 7/32 x 28 57/64 in.(92 x 73.4 cm.) Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society Accession: 1978-108-1 |
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Artist: Unknown |
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Medium: Painting Description: Half-length portrait shows Richard Wordsworth Gill: man seated in red-striped upholstered armchair. He wears black suit and tie, and white shirt, and holds book in right hand. Red drapery is seen in background. Image has green-brown background. Sitter's Life Dates: 1793-1852 Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Inscription in marker, on masking tape on stretcher: "Richard Wordsworth Gill B. Oct. 4 1793 D. Feb. 28,1852". On masonite: "Wife Ann F. Deals of Annapolis, MD / ? / Son John Gill at R. married Louisa Wallace Spence Great Grandfather*** |
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