Portrait #490

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Gause, Samuel Sydney
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:ca. 1845-50
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:34 x 29
  • Image Dimensions:26 x 21
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:10/3/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:ExcellentBelow bust-length frontal of a man in black coat and tie and white shirt. Two gold shirt studs are visible. His thinning blackish-grey hair appears thicker on his right side as it is pulled behind his ears. Although clean-shaven his beard is heavy and his cheeks are heavily lined.
  • History:Restored by Cumberland Art Conservation Center in 1995
  • Notes:Subject lived from 1804-1867. He was a widower with 5 or 6 children. More information on file.