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Artist
Matthew Pratt, 23 Sep 1734 - 9 Jan 1805
Sitter
Matthew Pratt, 23 Sep 1734 - 9 Jan 1805
Date
1764
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 76.8 x 63.5cm (30 1/4 x 25")
Frame: 92.1 x 80 x 5.7cm (36 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 2 1/4")
Topic
Printed Material\Document
Art implements\Paintbrush
Self-portrait
Matthew Pratt: Male
Matthew Pratt: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Matthew Pratt: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.69.35
Provenance
The artist’s daughter Mary Pratt Mrs. William Fennell; her daughter Maria and Susan Fennell; their niece Rosalie Vallance Tiers Mrs. Charles P. Jackson; her brother Clarence Pratt Tiers; his widow; her daughter Mrs. George M. Hamilton (Margaret Tiers), Williamsport, Pa. Purchased from her or some descendant by (Robert Carlen, Philadelphia); sold to NPG 1969.
