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1914

  • Work on this object began.

1975

  • We acquired this object.

2023

2025

  • You found it!

Painting, Portrait of Andrew Carnegie

This is a Painting. It was painted by Wilma von Parlaghy Brochfeld and sitter: Andrew Carnegie. It is dated ca. 1914 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is oil on board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Jerome A. Q. Franks. It is credited Bequest of Jerome A. Q. Franks.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 80.3 × 60.3 cm (31 5/8 × 23 3/4 in.) Frame H x W x D: 102.9 × 61 cm (40 1/2 × 24 in.)

Cite this object as

Painting, Portrait of Andrew Carnegie; Painted by Wilma von Parlaghy Brochfeld (Hungarian, 1863 - 1924); Sitter: Andrew Carnegie (American, born Scotland, 1835–1919); Hungary; oil on board; H x W: 80.3 × 60.3 cm (31 5/8 × 23 3/4 in.) Frame H x W x D: 102.9 × 61 cm (40 1/2 × 24 in.); Bequest of Jerome A. Q. Franks; 1975-36-1

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