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Portrait of Jacob Davis, of Minot, Maine
Attributed to: Rufus Porter (American, 1792–1884)
American
about 1815–19
Medium/Technique
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Image: 10.0 x 7.0 cm (3 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.) (oval)
Sheet: 11.6 x 7.9 cm (4 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Sheet: 11.6 x 7.9 cm (4 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.852
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
DescriptionFolk art- portraits. Profile bust to left in oval.
InscriptionsGraphite inscription on frame: Jacob Davis, Minot/ Taken when he was 21 years old
Provenance1960, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 8, 1960)