Man Wearing Turban and Holding a Book
Dateca. 1760
Maker
Thomas Frye
Irish, 1710-1762
Object number53.91
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Schaeffer Galleries, New York, 1948.Published ReferencesArt Quarterly XVI, no. 4 (Winter 1953); p. 354 (as Giovanni Battista Piazzetta).
Seattle Art Museum, Engagement Book, April 24, 1955.
Wynne, Michael. "Thomas Frye (1710-1762)." Burlington Magazine 114, no. 827 (Feb. 1972); pp. 80, 82, 84, illus. p. 82, fig. 25, no. 37 in Appendix, cf. p. 80c.
Mandowsky, Edna. Old Master Drawings: Seattle Art Museum Collection Guide. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, 1980; cat. no. 43, p. 22, reproduced p. 16.
Egerton, Judy. "Joseph Wright of Derny: 'Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap.'" Art Insitute of Chicago Museum Studies 18, no. 2, British Art: Recent Acquisitions and Discoveries at the Art Institute (1992); pp. 112-123, 183-184.
Laffan, William. Neglected Genius: Thomas Frye, An Irish Artist in London, exh. cat. Dublin: OPW, Dublin Castle, 2024; p. 152, fig. 33, under cat. no. 59.
Kettering, Alison. The Ingenious and Exceptional Thomas Frye. Zeitschrift fur Kunstgeschichte 88 (2025): pp. 227-28, 234, fig. 24.Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Clark
Dimensions16 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (42.5 x 31.5 cm)
MediumCharcoal and chalk on paper
Italian (Genoa)
Object number: 60.71
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