John Vaughan

Copied Ferdinand Pettrich, John Vaughan, 1842, plaster, 25 1⁄2 x 15 1⁄8 x 9 3⁄8 in. (64.9 x 38.4 x 23.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jacob Snider, Jr., XX36
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Artwork Details

Title
John Vaughan
Artist
Date
1842
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
25 1⁄2 x 15 1⁄8 x 9 3⁄8 in. (64.9 x 38.4 x 23.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jacob Snider, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Vaughan, John — bust
  • Occupation — other — philanthropist
  • Figure male — elderly
Object Number
XX36

Artwork Description

Ferdinand Pettrich modeled this piece of the philanthropist John Vaughan in Philadelphia in 1842. A wealthy wine merchant and patron of the arts and sciences, Vaughan was well known in Philadelphia society during the early nineteenth century and may have been a patron of the artist’s during his first years in America.