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Portrait of a Young Man
John Downman (English, 1750–1824)
1781
Medium/Technique
Pastel
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.6 x 18.7 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Framed: 34.3 x 30.5 cm (13 1/2 x 12 in.)
Framed: 34.3 x 30.5 cm (13 1/2 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2564
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPastels
InscriptionsBottom left: (Downman's monogram )/ 1781. Verso: pencil, May Gin / Geo Churchill.
ProvenanceKnoedler, New York. [see note 1] April 2, 1943, sale of Wadsworth R. Lewis estate, Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 403, to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI [see note 2]; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1969)
Notes:
[1] As noted in the 1943 Parke-Bernet sales catalogue. [2] This portrait was bought at the same time as 65.2563.
Notes:
[1] As noted in the 1943 Parke-Bernet sales catalogue. [2] This portrait was bought at the same time as 65.2563.