Portrait of Dr. Penrose

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MIA_.66.20

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MIA_.66.20

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Paintings

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Paintings

Object Type

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Creator Name:

Gauffier, Louis

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Gauffier, Louis

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

European; French

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European; French

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

painter

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painter

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

1761 - 1801

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1761 - 1801

Creator Dates/Places

false

Gender:

M

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M

Gender

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Creator Name-CRT:

Louis Gauffier

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Louis Gauffier

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Portrait of Dr. Penrose

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Portrait of Dr. Penrose

Title

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View:

Front

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Front

View

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Creation Date:

1798

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1798

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1798

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1798

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1798

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1798

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

oil on canvas

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oil on canvas

Materials and Techniques

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Dimensions:

H.27 x W.20-3/4 in.; H.68.58 x W.52.70 cm.

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H.27 x W.20-3/4 in.; H.68.58 x W.52.70 cm.

Dimensions

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Component Measured:

overall

mcm

overall

Component Measured

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Measurement Unit:

in

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in

Measurement Unit

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AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

66.20

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66.20

ID Number

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Credit Line:

The John R. Van Derlip Fund

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The John R. Van Derlip Fund

Credit Line

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Inscriptions:

SIGNATURE

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SIGNATURE

Inscriptions

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Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Louis Gauffier was one of many French artists who fled Rome in 1793 in order to escape Roman reprisals following the execution of Louis XVI in France. Arriving in Florence, Gauffier the history painter adopted a portrait genre based on the flourishing market for commemorative likenesses of aristocrats set in characteristic landscapes of the region.

Thomas Penrose (1769-1851) was neither an artist (as the sketchbook he holds suggests), nor an aristocrat. However, the sitter had diplomatic ambitions and, at the time of this portrait, was serving as secretary to the English envoy to the Duke of Tuscany. With a high degree of finish, Gauffier depicts Penrose above Florence on an upper terrace of the Boboli gardens.

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<P>Louis Gauffier was one of many French artists who fled Rome in 1793 in order to escape Roman reprisals following the execution of Louis XVI in France. Arriving in Florence, Gauffier the history painter adopted a portrait genre based on the flourishing market for commemorative likenesses of aristocrats set in characteristic landscapes of the region.</P><P>Thomas Penrose (1769-1851) was neither an artist (as the sketchbook he holds suggests), nor an aristocrat. However, the sitter had diplomatic ambitions and, at the time of this portrait, was serving as secretary to the English envoy to the Duke of Tuscany. With a high degree of finish, Gauffier depicts Penrose above Florence on an upper terrace of the Boboli gardens.</P>

Context

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Portrait of Dr. Penrose