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Portrait of Marconi, by Gustave Muranyi, 1914
Inventory Number: 65827
Number of documents: 3
Document Type: Miscellaneous Note
Document Heading: Inscription
Text:
"J. J. PATR_SON, / Practical Picture _ Maker, / Carver an[d] _ / Frames of every descri_ _ Order. / OFFICES AND SHOWR[OOM]S: / ___ / ___ / __ - 59, PARK WALK, CHELSEA. / SPECIALITY - OLD STYLE." printed on paper lable on back of the frame. "U. S. CUSTOMS / PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / EXHIBIT / SERIAL NO. 1987 / CASE NO. 1 / LOT NO. 1 / B. 3 / O. 3 " printed on paper label on back of the frame. "BEEVES & SONS / LIMITED / ___ / LONDON / A [LOGO]" printed on back of the canvas. "3 Italian" hand-written on paper label on back of the frame. "S K / J S, 6 / A/4" hand-written on back of the frame.
Document Type: Miscellaneous Note
Document Heading: Artist Details
Text:
This portrait was painted by a Hungarian artist Gustave Muranyi (1881 - 1961). The label on the back of the frame informs that this portrait was exhibited in the Panama - Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1916. A similar portrait by the same artist, showing Marconi seated was included in the Smithsonian Institution's exhibition titled 'On The Air: Pioneers of American Broadcasting', 7 October 1988 - 2 January 1989.
Document Type: Miscellaneous Note
Document Heading: Portrait Details
Text:
This portrait has a classical composition of a three-quarter angle. It also has a dark background that illuminates the sitter. The sitter wears a dark and formal dress. The sitter poses still with his eyes engaged with the viewers. The frame is elaborately decorated and painted in gold. These are the characteristics that have been often used for portraits of enlightened men in history. Therefore, it is possible that this portrait tries to depict Marconi as an enlightened scientist rather than as a commercial inventor.
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