Collection of the University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery
INV2007.275
Abner Lacock Pentland
1830 – 1889 (Date created)
Oil
Painting
Paintings
37.75 in W
x
43.5 in H
(Frame)
American
Portrait of Abner Lacock Pentland (1812-1846/7). Graduated from the Western University of Pennsylvania (University of Pittsburgh) in 1830, and was Trustee from 1845-1847. He is the son of Ephraim Pentland (whose portrait is in the UAG collection, see 1997.01.001).
This portrait is of Abner Lacock Pentland, who graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1830 and was on the Board of Trustees from 1845 to 1847. While not much is known about the circumstances surrounding the production of this painting, it remains a fitting example both of traditional portraiture and of the work of one of America's most influential portraitists of the 19th century. - from exhibition label for Face Value (fall 2012)
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the artist James Reid Lambdin gained renown as a portrait painter, professor, and leader in the arts community. From an early age, he was greatly influenced by the work of prominent traditional American portraitists such as Gilbert Stuart. Lambdin lived and worked in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, spending only a brief time in Louisville, Kentucky. During his time in Philadelphia, he was appointed by President Buchanan as one of the United States art commissioners and painted portraits of fifteen U.S. Presidents. At the time of his death in 1889, Lambdin had become one of the most esteemed and prolific portraitists in the nation. -from exhibition label for Face Value (fall 2012)
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the artist James Reid Lambdin gained renown as a portrait painter, professor, and leader in the arts community. From an early age, he was greatly influenced by the work of prominent traditional American portraitists such as Gilbert Stuart. Lambdin lived and worked in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, spending only a brief time in Louisville, Kentucky. During his time in Philadelphia, he was appointed by President Buchanan as one of the United States art commissioners and painted portraits of fifteen U.S. Presidents. At the time of his death in 1889, Lambdin had become one of the most esteemed and prolific portraitists in the nation. -from exhibition label for Face Value (fall 2012)
In Collection
Gift to the Western University of Pennsylvania on June 15 1899 from Miss Minerva Lacock Pentland.
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