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Portrait of Alfred Lord Tennyson

Artist: William Ordway Partridge, American, 1861-1930
Medium: Plaster
Dates: 1899
Dimensions: 21 x 13 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (53.3 x 34.3 x 27.6 cm)
Signature: Inscribed on proper left side of base in script: "Partridge / 1899"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 30.924
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles R. Baker
Image: Overall, 30.924_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Portrait bust of mature man with a high forehead and chin-length, thick hair; long, thick beard and mustache; head turned slightly to the right and downward; wearing a soft collar; continuous rectangular block base with molded letters across the front, "TENNYSON"; reddish brown pigment (?) in crevices, especially in beard. Condition: Good, few scratches on forehead and chips around bottom edge of base.

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