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Captain John Barry
177629 3/4 x 25 in. (75.6 x 63.5 cm)
Matthew Pratt
United States (Philadelphia, PA, 1734 - 1805, Philadelphia, PA)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Barry
Accession Number:
1981.22
Location: Not currently on view
Marks
Label, verso, attached to canvas: Portrait of John Barry of Philadelphia, Captain of the Lexington, painted by Matthew Pratt April 1776 for John Nixon Esq. of Philadelphia
Provenance
Commissioned by John Nixon, Philadelphia, PA; Ehrich Galleries, New York, NY; purchased by William C. Barry; Peter Barry, Rochester, NY; Estate of Peter Barry, Rochester, NY; bequeathed to the Gallery in 1981
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- An Important Collection of Old Masters & Early American Paintings The Anderson Galleries 5/4/1922 - 5/10/1922
- Early American Paintings Carnegie Institute 1/12/1925 - 3/8/1925
- John Barry: Father of the American Navy Villanova University 9/11/1995 - 12/5/1995
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Author: Sherman, Frederic Fairchild. Article Title: A Miniature and an Oil Portrait by Matthew Pratt. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Art in America. New York, NY: Art in America Volume Number: 20, Issue Number: 2. Issue Date: February 1932. Page Number: 68, 71, Figure Number: 70
- Article Scope: Article. William Sawitzky. Matthew Pratt, 1734-1805. New York, NY: The New York Historical Society, 1942.
- An Important Collection of Old Masters & Early American Paintings: A Choice Selection from the Collection of The Ehrich Galleries. New York, NY: The Anderson Galleries, 1922.
- William Charles Henry Wood and Ralph Henry Gabriel. The Pageant of America: The Winning of Freedom. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1927.
- Article Author: Ansoff, Peter. Article Title: Sir Charles Fawcett Redux: The Historical Connection.... Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Vexillology. Washington, DC: North American Vexillological Association, 2011. Page Number: 16, Figure Number: 5
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