Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.142 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical ...

Reproduction of a Portrait of John Stewart Kennedy

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

After a work byAfter a work by Adolfo Muller-Ury (American, 1862 - 1947)

Dateafter 1901

MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass

DimensionsPlate (height x width): 11 x 14in. (27.9 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.142

DescriptionReproduction of half-length a profile portrait painting of a man. He is wearing a suit and his right hand is visible at the bottom of the canvas. The canvas is not framed. The painting is signed "A. Muller-Ury 1901".

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NotesConsituent Note: A. Muller-Ury, the signature on the painting, refers to Adolfo Muller-Ury (1862-1947), a Swiss-American painter. He was most known for his portraits and impressionistic paintings of roses and still lifes. Some of his famous sitters included President McKinley, General Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt and many members of New York's elite.

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