Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
58.P.57 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Portrait of Frederick Fraley |
Artist |
Bush-Brown, Margaret Lesley |
Date |
ca. 1898 |
Description |
Three-quarter length seated figure, legs crossed, hands in lap facing forward. Subject has thin silver glasses, a receding hairline with white hair around his ears and a white mustache, with dark eyes. Wearing black coat, waistcoat, bow tie, white collared shirt. Arms rest on an armchair that is draped with a muted, patterned fabric. Gray background with architecture suggested. Signed: "M. W. Lesley" lower right corner. |
Label |
Frederick Fraley was a merchant and banker, elected to the APS in 1842. He served as Councillor (1851-1857, 1861-1872), Secretary (1853-1859), Vice-President (1869-1880), and President (1880-1901). Fraley was one of the founders of the Franklin Institute, a member of the City Council, President of the National Board of Trade, a state senator, and trustee at the University of Pennsylvania, in addition to numerous other civic and business responsibilites. This portrait is one of three portraits in the APS collection by artist Margaret Lesley Bush-Brown (58.P.30, 58.P.50). |
Medium |
Oil on canvas |
Dimensions |
H-48 W-41 inches |
Dimension Details |
Framed |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society. Gift of members and friends, 20 May 1898. |
Search Terms |
19th century nineteenth century painting APS President University of Pennsylvania women |