Portrait of Anthony J. Drexel (1826-1893)

Painting

Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Portrait of Anthony J. Drexel (1826-1893)

Entry/Object ID

412

Acquisition

Notes

Credit Line: Donor Unknown Means of Accession: gift

Made/Created

Artist

Josef Bergenthal

Date made

circa 1860

Place

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

72 in

Width

58-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Framed: 72x58 1/2 in; H, W: 55x41 in; H, W: 139.7x104.14 cm

Height

55 in

Width

41 in

Height

139.7 cm

Width

104.14 cm

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Curator Pick of the Month

Label

September 13 marks the 189th birthday of the University’s founder, Anthony J. Drexel, born September 13, 1826. In honor of his birthday this month, The Drexel Collection chose this portrait of A. J. Drexel. This portrait is considered one of the most successful portraits of Anthony, as he was notorious for not wanting to sit for his portrait; because of this, there are many reproductions of this portrait throughout campus. Try to see if you can find them all!