August Franzen, Gainsborough Studios, New York; purchased by Horatio Seymour Rubens [1869-1941]; gift to Smithsonian 1926; transferred 1965 to NPG. Note: Letter 10 November 1925 August Franzen to W.H. Holmes offering portrait “A gentleman here would present it to the National Gallery of Art, a public spirited man, he thinks it ought to be there.” Horatio Rubens letter March 24, 1926 stating purchase from artist with intention of gift to Smithsonian for National Portrait Gallery. Horatio Seymour Rubens dates from Library of Congress catalog. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of Colonel Horatio S. Rubens to the Smithsonian Institution, 1926
