Portrait #1242

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Parker, Capt. Thomas
  • Artist:Morgenthaler, Chas.
  • Date Created:1950
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:35 x 30
  • Image Dimensions:26 x 20 1/2
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:20 April 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Portrait of Thomas Parker, Captain, British Navy. The small sailing ship in the back, left, is indicative of a British Naval Captain. His dark brown hair is parted on his left and his left sideburn is visible as his body faces slightly right. He has a white high-collared shirt banded with white and a ruffle visible at the opening of his dark jacket. The background ship is a part of a seascape with clouds and a shoreline.
  • History:This portrait, a copy of the original, was painted in St. Louis, MO, and was inherited by present owner at the death of her husband's mother.