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(American, 1813–1894)

Portrait of Peter J. De Smet

1865
Oil on canvas
Oval image: 18 1/8 x 24 3/16 in. (46.0 x 61.5 cm)
Oval frame: 20 1/2 x 26 3/8 in. (52.0 x 67.0 cm)
Credit LineTerra Foundation for American Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Estabrook
Object numberC1983.5
SignedCenter left (just above shoulder): G.P.A. Healy/1865
ProvenanceThe artist
Mr. and Mrs. John Estabrook, Chicago, Illinois
Terra Foundation for the Arts Collection, Chicago, Illinois, 1983 (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Estabrook)
Exhibition History
Visages de l'Amérique: de George Washington à Marilyn Monroe (Faces of America: From George Washington to Marilyn Monroe), Musée d'Art Américain Giverny, France (organizer). Venue: Musée d'Art Américain Giverny, France, April 1–October 31, 2004. [exh. cat.]

Twarze Ameryki: Portrety z kolekcji Terra Foundation for American Art, 1770–1940 (Faces of America: Portraits from the collection of the Terra Foundation for American Art, 1770–1940), Musée d'Art Américain Giverny, France and Miedzynarodowe Centrum Kultury (International Cultural Center), Cracow, Poland (organizers). Venue: International Cultural Center, Cracow, Poland, February 15–May 7, 2006. [exh. cat.]

Re: Chicago, Depaul Art Museum, Chicago, Illinois (organizer). Venue: DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, Ilinois, September 16, 2011–March 4, 2012. [exh. cat.]
Published References
Lévy, Sophie, et al. Twarze Ameryki: Portrety z kolekcji Terra Foundation for American Art, 1770–1940/Faces of America: Portraits from the collection of the Terra Foundation for American Art, 1770–1940. (exh. cat. International Cultural Center). Cracow, Poland: International Cultural Center, 2006. Text p. 70; ill. p. 70 (color).

Re: Chicago. (exh. cat. DePaul Art Museum). Chicago, Illinois: DePaul University, 2011. Text, p. 60, ill. fig. 21 (color).

There are no additional artworks by this artist in the collection.