Exchange: Portraiture: Eighteenth Century

Portraiture: Eighteenth Century

Communicating Identity through Portraits in early American, 1700-1865

Portrait of a man in a red chair, books on the left side.

Joseph Cole
Portrait of a Man
oil on canvas
48 in x 38 in x 4 in (121.92 cm x 96.52 cm x 10.16 cm)
Bequest of Henry C. Lewis

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Prior-Hamblin School
Portrait of a Man
oil on composition board, in painted frame
16 1/2 x 12 9/16 in. (41.8 x 31.8 cm);16 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. (41.59 x 31.75 cm)
Gift of The Daniel and Harriet Fusfeld Folk Art Collection

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Franklin posing on red chair wiht pen and paper in hand, wearing a green outfit.

Mason Chamberlain
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
oil on canvas
61 1/2 in x 49 in x 2 1/2 in (156.21 cm x 124.46 cm x 6.35 cm)
Bequest of Henry C. Lewis

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Erastus Salisbury Field
Portrait of a Man Holding a Quill Pen
oil on canvas
28 3/8 x 21 5/16 in. (72 x 54 cm);36 5/16 x 28 13/16 in. (92.08 x 73.03 cm)
Gift of The Daniel and Harriet Fusfeld Folk Art Collection

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Half-length portrait of dark-haired woman wearing a brown dress, arms folded across her stomach, with an outward gaze. Larson 2/5/18<br />

Alexander Ransom
Mrs. Newall (?)
oil on canvas
27 3/16 in x 22 3/10 in (69.06 cm x 56.67 cm);35 ½ in x 30 ½ in (90.17 cm x 77.47 cm)
Bequest of Henry C. Lewis

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Portrait of a young man seated in a chair wearing a dark jacket, white shirt with high collar and neck tie with red stick pin; holding a book in his right hand. Plain grayish-brown background; gold frame.

Ammi Phillips
Portrait of a young man holding a copy of Milton's work
oil on canvas
36 in. x 30 in. x 2 3/4 in. ( 91.44 cm x 76.2 cm x 6.99 cm )
Gift of The Daniel and Harriet Fusfeld Folk Art Collection

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Portrait of man with brown, shoulder-length hair wearing black jacket and neck tie, seated at a desk holding unfolded letter. Set against a backdrop of whilte columns, red/pink drapery, and a bookshelf. Larson 2/5/18<br />
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Thomas Spear
James Louis Petigru (1789-1863)
oil on canvas
42 ½ in x 35 ¼ in (107.95 cm x 89.54 cm)
Bequest of Henry C. Lewis

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Man in a suit with grey hair, blue eyes and a white ruffle shirt down his chest.

Wellman Morrison
Samuel Alleyne Otis (1740-1814)
oil on canvas
36 ½ in x 32 in x 4 ½ in (92.71 cm x 81.28 cm x 11.43 cm)
Bequest of Henry C. Lewis

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Bust length portrait of caucasian male, light colored eyes, greying brown hair pulled away from face. Wearing a black jacket with sizable white cravat. Set against brown backdrop, resembling empty wooden shelving above sitter's right shoulder. (Larson 2/5/18)

John Vanderlyn
James Monroe (1758-1831)
oil on canvas
25 ⅞ in x 22 3/10 in (65.72 cm x 56.67 cm);31 ¾ in x 28 in x 3 ⅝ in (80.64 cm x 71.12 cm x 9.21 cm)
Bequest of Henry C. Lewis

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Jacob Maentel
Portrait of a Man
watercolor with pen and ink, and graphite underlay on cream paper
12 5/16 x 8 11/16 in. (31.2 x 22 cm);12 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (31.43 x 22.07 cm)
Gift of The Daniel and Harriet Fusfeld Folk Art Collection

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