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Henry James

Henry James
Artist
Ellen Gertrude Emmet Rand, 4 Mar 1875 - 18 Dec 1941
Sitter
Henry James, 15 Apr 1843 - 28 Feb 1916
Date
1900
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 55.9 × 41.6cm (22 × 16 3/8")
Frame: 64.8 × 50.2 × 6cm (25 1/2 × 19 3/4 × 2 3/8")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez
Henry James: Male
Henry James: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Portrait
Place
United Kingdom\England\East Sussex\Rye
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Marjorie Edel in memory of Leon Edel
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.98.74
Provenance
The sitter, until 1916; William James, his nephew; William James's son, John James; acquired by Leon Edel, the writer's biographer; his wife Mrs. Marjorie Edel, Honolulu; gift 1998 to NPG
History from Marjorie Edel. Memo of conversation with her by John McMahon, NPG, 1 December 1998, curatorial file NPG
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view