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British School
18th century
Portrait of a Man (John Plumtree?)
7 1/16 x 4 7/16 inches (179 x 113 mm)
Pen and brown ink over graphite on paper.
2004.49:64
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Fol. 39, no. 64 in the Bull Album.
Mounted directly to album leaf; lacks decorative border.
Not in Fairfax Murray.
Attributed to Jonathan Richardson Sr. in handlist of album.
Mounted directly to album leaf; lacks decorative border.
Not in Fairfax Murray.
Attributed to Jonathan Richardson Sr. in handlist of album.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pen and brown ink at lower left: John Plumtree Esqr Novr [r superscript] 6th 1734 - ; on verso at lower left: Nisy 29; at lower right: Q v [v superscript][?]; beneath this at lower left in graphite: [covered by hinge] Life for Vellum; at lower right in a different hand: John Plumt[covered by hinge] E[sq.?] [cut off] / 26 Nov 17[covered by hinge]; on album sheet beyond upper right corner of drawing: 64. Collector's mark of Jonathan Richardson Sr. stamped at center left.
Associated names
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745, former owner.
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806, former owner.
Thibaudeau, Alphonse Wyatt, 1840-1893, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806, former owner.
Thibaudeau, Alphonse Wyatt, 1840-1893, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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