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Portrait of Gouverneur Morris
James Sharples, Jr. (American (born in England), 1789–1839)
1810
Medium/Technique
Pastel on paper laid down on board
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.2 x 18.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number57.275
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPastels
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 836
DescriptionBust, three-quarters to left, wearing a dark coat and ruffled stock, with tree in background. Morris (1752 - 1816) was an Amercian statesman and diplomat. He records in his diary for May 1810 the arrival of James Sharples with wife and daughter to make his portrait, for which he sat on the 25th and 26th. Mrs. Sharples writes in her diary for July that she "Copied Mr. Morris for Mr. Ogden."
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA April 11, 1957