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Portrait of John Neil Fort
Artist
Thomas Eakins
(American ; 1844-1916)
Date1898
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 20 1/16 in. (61 x 51 cm)
frame: 30 11/16 x 26 3/4 in. (78 x 68 cm)
frame: 30 11/16 x 26 3/4 in. (78 x 68 cm)
Classification(s)
- PAINTING
Credit LineBequest of Lawrence H. Bloedel, Class of 1923
Terms
- male portrait
- eye glasses
Object number77.9.115
Collections
On View
Not on viewProvenanceThe artist; to John Neil Fort, 1898; to Lee J. Fort; to Samuel T. Freeman, Philadelphia, May 1945; to Dr. and Mrs. Robert Waelder, 1945; to Robert Schoelkopf Gallery; to Lawrence H. Bloedel (Class of 1923), 1968; to present collection 1977
Exhibitions
Teaching events
Sally Shafto, MCLA Contemporary Art, s22
Thomas Eakins
1884; printed in 2005
Thomas Eakins
1885; printed in 2005
Circle of Thomas Eakins
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Circle of Thomas Eakins
1885; printed in 2005