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Self Portrait
John Wesley Jarvis (American (born in England), 1780–1840)
1815–34
Medium/Technique
Watercolor and graphite on board
Dimensions
Sheet: 17.6 x 13.4 cm (6 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number61.292
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 407
DescriptionBust to left, with stock and frill; right elbow resting on table; forefinger extended.
Marks
Annotated on verso in pen and ink: MR. BENJAMIN THAW OF NEW YORK / has GIVEN TO THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM A / PORTRAIT OF THOMAS APTHORP COOPER, BY / JOHN WESLEY JARVIN / JULY 31, 1918
InscriptionsInscribed below in pen and ink: Jarvis the Painter / (sketched by himself.)
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA May 10, 1961