Painting, Oil: Portrait of William Walter Brown

Name/Title

Painting, Oil: Portrait of William Walter Brown

Entry/Object ID

P624

Description

One oil painting depicting a head and shoulders portrait of a middle aged gentleman, he has grey eyes, short grey hair with a receding hairline and large mutton chops with a moustache. He is wearing a black jacket with a white collared shirt and a black bowtie . The background of the painting is brown and the painting is displayed in a wide gold gilded frame of plaster covered wood.

Made/Created

Date made

1887

Notes

Support: canvas

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"Chas. Eglinton 146 Mansfield Street, Montreal"

Notes

Manufacturer's label.

Transcription

"William Walter Brown (1813-1901) Bytown barber & Wig Maker. Donated by Mrs. J. B. Owen, Carp, Ont. (great granddaughter)."

Notes

Written on a label attached to the back of the painting.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Portrait, Portrait, Furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Painting (visual work), Oil, Painting

Dimensions

Height

76.6 cm

Width

66.6 cm

Depth

6 cm