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Portrait #1296
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Subject/Title:
| Ferrill, John |
| Artist: | Laurens, Peter |
| Date
Created: | 1850-1860 |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection |
| Frame Dimensions: | 44 x 38 |
| Image Dimensions: | 35 x 28 |
| Materials/Media: | Oil on canvas |
| Date Documented: | 22 April 2008 |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Description: | Excellent portrait with artist's signature on the letter the subject is holding. Mr. Ferrill is seated in a red chair facing three-quarter left and looking below and slightly to the right of the viewer. He wears a dark top coat over a black coat and vest, a white starched shirt with pin decorating the middle of the front. He wears a black bow or scarf around his collar. He has dark hair and sideburns and brown eyes. Flowers and a drape are in the background. |
| History of Work: | The original sand-covered frame is from Savannah, Georgia. |
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