1974.1.5

James Mountain

1811 (Date created)

Oil
Painting
Paintings
0 in L x 13.5 in W x 15.5 in H x 0 in D (Object)
Notes: Frame size: 15.5 x 13.5 inches
Image size: 8.25 x 6.25 inches
(Frame)
Notes: 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 Period gilded frame
American
Possibly a profile portrait of James Mountain, a prominent lawyer, educator and academic administrator in Western Pennsylvania during the early 19th century. He was appointed Principal of the Pittsburgh Academy (now University of Pittsburgh) from 1803-1807.
Painting

James Mountain

Possibly a profile portrait of James Mountain, a prominent lawyer, educator and academic administrator in Western Pennsylvania during the early 19th century. He was appointed Principal of the Pittsburgh Academy (now University of Pittsburgh) from 1803-1807.
In Collection
Miss Julia Morgan Harding
"American naive paintings" by Deborah Chotner, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, Laurie Weitzenkorn. Exhibition catalogue from the National Gallery of Art (U.S.). Washington : National Gallery of Art ; [Cambridge, England] : Cambridge University Press, c1992.
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