PaintingsAmerican19th century
Charles Devens (1820-1891)
1891
Artists
Frederic Porter VintonArtist
Charles DevensSitter
Description
An earlier 1884 version of Devens's portrait by Vinton hangs in the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Dimensions
126.9 x 92 cm (49 15/16 x 36 1/4 in.) framed: 166.4 x 131.8 x 13.3 cm (65 1/2 x 51 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Commissioned in 1891 by Arthur Lithgow Devens, Mary Devens, and Agnes (Devens) Osborn, the nephew and nieces of Charles Devens, after an 1884 version of the painting by Frederic P. Vinton.
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