Clement Bonnell, c. 1825

Not on View

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 73.7 x 60.3 cm (29 x 23 3/4 in.)

framed: 86.7 x 74 x 4.4 cm (34 1/8 x 29 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1953.5.3

Artists / Makers

William Bonnell (artist) American, 1804 - 1865

Image Use

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Provenance

Recorded as from New Jersey. Presented to the sitter's grandson by C. Carhart on 1 March 1863. Inherited by A.F. Bonnell.[1] (Edna M. Netter, Freehold, New Jersey), by whom sold in 1948 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

[1] This information comes from a label that was removed from the reverse and is retained in NGA curatorial files. It reads: "Clement Bonnell, / painted by Wm Bonnell. / presented to his grandson / by C. Carhart / Mar. 1, 1863. / inherited by A. F. Bonnell."

Associated Names

Bonnell, A.F.
Carhart, C.
Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Netter, Edna M.
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1996: Loan for display with permanent collection, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1996-1999.

Bibliography

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 29, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 34, repro.

1992: Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 25-27, repro. 26.