On view
American Art
Wilmerding Pavilion
Philip & Nancy Anschutz Gallery
Wilmerding Pavilion
Philip & Nancy Anschutz Gallery
The Rev. Charles Burroughs, DD
Gilbert Stuart, 1755–1828; born North Kingstown, RI; died Boston, MA
y1981-15
Information
Title
The Rev. Charles Burroughs, DD
Maker
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
77 × 64.3 cm (30 5/16 × 25 5/16 in.)
frame: 95 × 82.4 × 8.9 cm (37 3/8 × 32 7/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles F. Burroughs, Jr., Class of 1936
Object Number
y1981-15
Place Made
North America, United States
Culture
Type
Subject
Commissioned by George Burroughs (1758-1846), father of the sitter, ca. 1820-1825; inherited by his son Henry Burroughs (1783-1870), 1846; inherited by his son, Reverend Henry Burroughs (1815-1884), Rector of Christ Church, Boston (MA), 1870; inherited by his widow, Sarah (Tilden) Burroughs (1817-1906), 1884; inherited by her grandson, George Burroughs (b. 1895), Boston (MA), 1906-until at least 1926 [1]. [Ehrich Galleries, New York (NY), by 1929 [2]]; [American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, New York (NY), Ehrich Galleries Collection Sale, April 18-19, 1934, n. 143]; purchased from the above through M.A. Linah as agent for Mrs. Charles Burroughs, Norfolk (VA) [3]; willed to the Princet
- Catalogue of an exhibition of portraits, painted by the late Gilbert Stuart..., (Boston, MA: Boston Athenaeum, 1828)., no. 83
- Lawrence Park, Gilbert Stuart: an illustrated descriptive list of his works, (New York: W. E. Rudge, 1926)., Vol. 1: p. 193-194; no. 131
- Important paintings...from the Ehrich Galleries, New York, (New York: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, 1934). , no. 183
- "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1981", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 41, no. 1 (1982): p. 16-31., p. 28
