Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified Gentleman with Violin
Object Number:
1948.73
Date:
ca. 1720
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 36.5 x 27.3 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower right: "J. Cooper"
Gallery Label:
About a dozen paintings signed by J. Cooper have been found in America. This portrait is a key work in that it identifies the last name of the artist; most of the pictures assigned to him are signed with initials only.
Credit Line:
Gift of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
