Inman, (after) Henry (1801-1846) (Artist) ca. 1845-1880 68
Abstract
Elaborate gold frame with oval inset; bust portrait of an older man with white hair and sideburns wearing a black coat with high collar and white shirt with high collar; he is turned to his left; dark reddish background
bust portrait of a middle-aged bespectacled man in a voluminously sleeved white robe with a black clerical cloth draped around his neck; he wears a high-collared white shirt; a crest is visible on the wall in the UR corner of the painting; the subject holds rolled papers in his right hand that bears the inscription: "The Gospel/ in the Church"
“ … The painting was executed by the highly-respected artist, HenryInman, who was a close personal friend of Bishop Doane, and was probably painted around 1840. Inman (1801-1846) was considered the outstanding … 's shop, … ”
