Portrait of Dr. John Foulke (1757-1796)

Name/Title

Portrait of Dr. John Foulke (1757-1796)

Entry/Object ID

GHS 2020

Description

Portrait of man identified as Dr. Foulke, bust pose. Sitter wears a white cravat and brown coat. Background is mostly dark with light green on right side. Black molded frame with gilding. Handwritten on back of frame, "2020 GHS Dr. Foulke"

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

USA , possibly Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

11-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Family Files- Foulke PA Magazine of History and Biography v.II, p.207, v.XII p.369 Obituary Index Foulke, Roy A. Foulke Family 2nd ed. Bronxville NY 1974 Roberts, Clarence V. Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, Phila PA 1925 Germantown Crier, Sept 1961 13(3), Winter 1960 12(4):11, Fall 1984 36(4):90 Inventory and Appraisement of Furniture and Furnishings and Antiques at Foulke and Long Institute 1951 - GHS Archives See Family/Special Collections Files in Curator's office.

Provenance

Notes

GHS True Accession Book, "Portrait of Man, Oil painting (could be Dr. Foulke)" Catalogue of American Portraits (1979) National Portrait Gallery Donated by the Foulke and Long Institute, 9/19/1960