Title
Portrait of Washington Duke
Object Type
Creator
Date
1904
Description
Washington Duke (1820-1905), the father of James Buchanan Duke, seated in an armchair with lion's head terminals on the armrests. In the background on the viewer's left is a curtain, and at the viewer's right is the corner of a painting. Signed and dated at bottom left. In a carved and gilded frame.
The portrait was painted from a black and white photograph of Washington Duke (see https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/uarchives/history/articles/washington-duke).
The portrait was painted from a black and white photograph of Washington Duke (see https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/uarchives/history/articles/washington-duke).
Cultural Origin
American
Medium
oil on canvas
Extent
Overall: 56 x 46 in. (142.2 x 116.8 cm)
Sight: 45 x 34 3/4 in. (114.3 x 88.3 cm)
Stretcher: 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm)
Sight: 45 x 34 3/4 in. (114.3 x 88.3 cm)
Stretcher: 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm)
Collection
Source
Until 2004, at Duke Farms, Hillsborough, New Jersey
Identifier
2006.585
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