Mather Brown

William Vans Murray



Mather Brown - William Vans Murray



Mather Brown
William Vans Murray
1787
77 x 64 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Andrew W. Mellon Collection


Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 527


Provenance

The sitter's widow, Charlotte Hughins Murray, London
gift to Richard Rush (1780-1859), Philadelphia
bequeathed to his son, Benjamin Rush (1811-1877), Philadelphia
with Rose M. de Forest (Mrs. Augustus de Forest), New York
purchased 5 November 1921 by Thomas B. Clarke (1848-1931), New York
his estate; sold as part of the Clarke collection 29 January 1936, through M. Knoedler & Co., New York, to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh
gift 1940 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1940.1.1