Portrait of the Artist's Father, Ismael Mengs

Provenance

Private collection or dealer in Cincinnati, Ohio, late 1930s [according to conversation of Philip Pinsof and Tiffany Johnston, 7 February 2002, notes in curatorial file]; Philip Pinsof, Wilmette, from late 1930s [according to conversation cited above]; given to the Art Institute, 1962.

Portrait of the Artist's Father, Ismael Mengs

Anton Raphael Mengs

1747–48

Accession Number

88372

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

53.3 × 40.3 cm (21 × 15 7/8 in.); Framed: 62.9 × 49.9 × 7.7 cm (24 3/4 × 19 5/8 × 3 in.)

Classification

painting

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Pinsof