Sherburn Sanborn Merrill

Name/Title

Sherburn Sanborn Merrill

Collection

Artwork Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1890.1

Source or Donor

Mrs. S. S. Merrill

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Antonio Mancini

Date made

circa 1885

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower right

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed Size

Height

42 in

Width

34-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Image Size

Height

25-1/2 in

Width

19 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Milwaukee Road

Notes

Merrill was superintendent for the Milwaukee Road.

Research Notes

Notes

The 7/23/1922 MJ describes Mancini's portrait of Sherburn Merrill as "a remarkable instance of portraiture accomplished by an inspired hand. The [??ne] face with its keen and yet smiling eyes, is fairly illuminated with personality." The article also says that Mrs. Merrill "was one of the earliest patrons of the famous Italian." See the accession record at 1890.1 for a copy of the article.