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Item
Portrait
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2013-1032
Object Type
Paintings
Date Created
1848 - 1857
Place of Manufacture
Natchez, Mississippi
Maker
Attributed to Louis Joseph Bahin (1813-1857)
Size
Dimensions not recorded
Material
Oil; canvas; iron; unidentified wood; unidentified hanging hardware; gilding; bronze powder
Marks/Inscription/Labels
None
Surface Treatments
Bronze powder and gold leaf is applied to the surface of the frame.
Condition
Overall fair condition. Fluorescence is green suggesting natural resin varnish. Small loss of paint in proper lower right corner. Lack of fluorescence in area of eyes and ear suggests area was retouched and revarnished earlier. Stretcher marks visible in raking light. Some cupping across face. Gesso/composite in surprisingly good condition. Little to no loss, or has been repaired by a conservator. Gold leaf on concave interior largely original, with some possible in-fill. Some grime on the same, at upper proper-left hand corner, on proper-left hand side halfway down and along edge at upper proper-right hand side.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Three-quarter length portrait of a man seated in a red upholstered side chair. Sitter wears a white high-collared undershirt and a white waistcoat underneath a black coat and matching cravat. A key fob and a seal with a green gemstone hang from the bottom-most button of the waistcoat, and sitter holds a piece of paper in his right hand. Proper-left of the sitter is a table on which rest several pieces of paper, a leather-bound book with a gilded spine and an metal (brass and silver) inkwell. Frame possibly a hardwood, likely mitred at the corners. Concave quarter round interior with gold leaf capped by a probable gesso or composite; method of attachment unknown. Gesso/composite figured into repeating rocaille patterns of flanking C-scrolls adjoining over-arching figural scrolls and a small, five-pedaled flower. Void spaces filled with more flourished elements, all over a crosshatched ground. Gesso/composite likely finished with bronze powder.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Date Surveyed
2013-07-10
Source
Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection
Repository
The Historic New Orleans Collection (http://www.hnoc.org)
Disclaimer
The information contained in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database was collected in the year referenced under Date Captured". The Classical Institute of the South will update object records with new information to the best of its ability but does not guarantee that data contained within the records is current.
Digital Collection
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database
Contact Information
Contact the Historic New Orleans Collection for more information about use and reproduction. louisquery@hnoc.org
Credit
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database, Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with US copyright laws. The information and images in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database may be used for non-commercial and educational purposes, but they must be accompanied by the “Credit” statement above.
Type of Resource
still image
Type of Resource
three dimensional object
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