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"the Heir-In-Law", John Singer Sargent -- American painter September 1, 1890 Players Club, New York, New York Oil on canvas 91.4 x 72.4 cm (36 x 28 1/2 in.) Inscribed John S. Sargent 1890 Commissioned by Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett for presentation to The Players club. Jpg: local There are two additional
paintings which Sargent did of Jefferson. One was a much smaller oil
bust portrait (47 x
38 cm) which John
kept in his collection until his death. A second was done of Jefferson
as Rip Van Winkle and is
curently in the collection of
University of Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art
Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park, New York, New York Joseph Jefferson, (painting). Dates: 1890. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 15 in. (47 x 38 cm) Inscription: (Upper right:) J. S. S. signed Description: Portrait sketch of Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905). Subject: Portrait male -- Jefferson, Joseph -- Bust Owner: Anonymous Collection. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Sargent, John Singer, until 1925. Ormond, Violet, until 1955. Pitman, Hugo, Mrs. (Reine), until 1971. Exhibitions: Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915, no. 3632. References: Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 2, Portraits of the 1890s," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002, no. 274. Ormond, Richard, "John Singer Sargent: paintings, drawings, watercolors," New York: Harper & Row, 1970. Illustration: Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 2, Portraits of the 1890s," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002, pg. 53. Ormond, Richard, "John Singer Sargent: paintings, drawings, watercolors," New York: Harper & Row, 1970., pl. 74. Joe Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle, (painting). Medium: Oil. Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (cm. 26.0 x 19.1) Subject: Portrait male -- Jefferson, Joseph -- Bust Performing Arts -- Theater -- Performer Owner: University of Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, Georgia 30602 References: Owner, 1975. Illustration: Image on file. Control Number: IAP 10420113
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