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Francis Scott King
The Scholar, Portrait of a Seated Man, Signed, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century

$2,400
£1,809.05
€2,115.91
CA$3,396.97
A$3,458.61
CHF 1,991.84
MX$41,673.53
NOK 23,115.48
SEK 23,322.10
DKK 15,815.55

About the Item

Engraver, painter and illustrator Francis Scott King was born in Auburn, Maine in 1850. He studied under J. W. Orr and August Will in New York. King was a founding member of the Society of American Wood Engravers. He exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition in 1879, and won medals at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1889, the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, and the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901. His work is in numerous public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Harvard Art Museums. "The Scholar" measures 12" x 9 1/4" unframed. Artist's signature lower left.
  • Creator:
    Francis Scott King (1850 - 1913, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    This painting is in fine condition.
  • Gallery Location:
    Wiscasset, ME
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU75218234812

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