William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, c. 1774

Provenance

The artist's descendants to his granddaughter, Maria Fennell [d. 28 March 1880], Philadelphia;[1] bequeathed to her niece, Rosalie Vallance Tiers Jackson [Mrs. Charles P. Jackson, 1852-1944];[2] by gift 1915 to her nephew, Clarence Van Dyke Tiers [1869-1959], Oakmont, PA and Daytona Beach, FL; gift 1942 to NGA.

Exhibition History

1828

Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of the Pennyslvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1828, no. 98.

1887

Loan Exhibition of Historical Portraits, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1887-1888.

1943

American Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1943.

1947

American Paintings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1947.

1949

American Paintings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1949.

1952

[Opening exhibition], Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1952, no. cat.

1952

Opening Exhibition of The George Thomas Hunter Gallery of Art, Chattanooga Art Association, Tennessee, 1952, unnumbered.

1953

American Paintings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1953.

1955

American Paintings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1955.

1956

American Paintings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1956.

1972

Loan for display with permanent collection, Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, 1972-1974.

Bibliography

1828

Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Exh. cat. Philadelphia, 1828: no. 98.

1867

Tuckerman, Henry T. Book of the Artists: American Artist Life Comprising Biographical and Critical Sketches of American Artists. 5th ed. 1870. Reprint, New York, 1966: 48.

1869

Dunlap, William. A History of the Rise and Progress of The Arts of Design in the United States. 2 vols. Reprinted in 3. New York, 1969 (1834): 1:pl. 24.

1931

Bolton, Theodore, and Harry Lorin Binsse. "Pratt, Painter of Colonial Portraits and Signboards." The Antiquarian 17, no. 3 (September 1931): 50, as "Portland, Duchess. Mentioned by Dunlap."

1942

Sawitzky, William. Matthew Pratt, 1734-1805. New York, 1942: 10-11, 59-60, pl. 9.

1952

Opening Exhibition of the George Thomas Hunter Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. Chattanooga Art Association, 1952: unnumbered.

1955

Rutledge, Anna Wells. Cumulative Record of Exhibition Catalogues: the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1807-1870; the Society of Artists, 1800-1814; the Artists' Fund Society, 1835-1845. Philadelphia, 1955: 175.

1970

American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 92, repro., as The Duke of Portland.

1980

American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 212, repro.

1984

Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 375, no. 530, color repro., as The Duke of Portland.

1992

American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 265, repro.

1995

Miles, Ellen G. American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1995: 142-144, repro. 143.

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