Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.137 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical ...

Reproduction of a Painting of a Man Wearing a Suit

PhotographerPhotographed by Harriet V. S. Thorne (American, 1843 - 1926)

After a work byAfter a work by Louis Loeb (American, 1866 - 1909)

Dateabout 1899

MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass with retouching marks in red and graphite

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/4 x 10in. (29.8 x 25.4cm) Plate (height x width): 12 x 10in. (30.5 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.137

DescriptionReproduction of a front view portrait painting of a man standing, wearing a suit. He is wearing glasses, probably pince nez, and seems to have bushy hair. The painting is signed "Louis Loeb 99" in the top right corner and "Copyright 1899 By Louis Loeb" in the bottom left corner.

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NotesMedium Note: There are retouching marks on the glass side in a waxy red substance on the subjects's hands and face. There are retouching marks in graphite on the subject's face and in the shadows created by his collar.

Constituent Note: Louis Loeb was an American lithographer, illustrator and painter. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1866 and moved to New York in 1887. After studying art in Paris for several years, he returned to New York in 1892 and became an illustrator for Century Magazine. He also opened a studio in the city and exhibited his portraits and figure paintings until his death in Canterbury, New Hampshire, in 1909.

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Not on view