George Engleheart, Portrait of an Officer, ca. 1780–85

See the artist’s biography in volume 4.

With Ginsburg and Levy, Inc., New York, 1948 [1];

Purchased from Ginsburg and Levy by Mr. John W. (1905–2000) and Mrs. Martha Jane (1906–2011) Starr, Kansas City, MO, 1948–August 7, 1958;

Their gift, through the Starr Foundation, Inc., Kansas City, MO, to the Philbrook Art Center, now Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK, 1958.

Notes

[1] As recorded in the deed of gift and the Philbrook Museum of Art object file. Brothers-in-law John Ginsburg and Isaac Levy managed Ginsbury and Levy, a prominent antiques store in New York (1901–1976). The company sold to museums as well as noted collectors, including the Starrs.