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Life-sized portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes

Browne, William Garl1878

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
Fremont, United States

Full-length, life-size portrait on canvas of 19th President Rutherford B. Hayes. Frame is wood with elaborate gilded composite decorative moldings; portrait of Hayes in his early 50s; he is holding a pair of brown gloves in his left hand, his right hand is inside the jacket of his suit; has brown hair, brown eyes and is wearing a black coat, tie, pants, and shoes, a white shirt and a gold ring on his finger; the background from a Brady photograph consists of: a brown interior; green and brown chair on left holds a black top hat and brown coat; black table on right holds brown books; red drape on right; flowered carpet in red, green, pink, gray, and brown.

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  • Title: Life-sized portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes
  • Creator: Browne, William Garl
  • Date: 1878
  • Physical Location: Fremont, Ohio
  • Provenance: This portrait was painted by William Garl Browne in the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washinton, D.C. in 1878. It was Lucy's idea to have the portrait done. Brown received $300 for painting the President's head, $1,200 for the rest of the portrait including the background, and $900 for the frame. The wood standards that the painting rests on were $4 each. President Hayes took possession of the portrait on May 7, 1878. An article which appeared in the ʺWashington Evening Starʺ Sat., Feb. 23, 1878, states: ʺMr. Brown has about completed his portrait of President Hayes ...It is full length, a little above life size ...ʺ There also is a copy of a note on Executive Mansion paper from Webb C. Hayes to McLeod, dated Nov. 21, 1879.
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center

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