Mr. John Corlis

Edward Greene Malbone, Mr. John Corlis, 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.29.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Mr. John Corlis
Date
1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 782 38 in. (7.36.0 cm) oval
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Corlis, John — bust
Object Number
1980.29.1

Artwork Description

John Corlis owned a merchant shipping fleet based in Providence, Rhode Island, plying the waters between the United States, the Caribbean islands, and Hamburg, Germany, between 1792 and 1810.