Painting
- Title:
- Samuel Livermore
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1916.014.02
- Creator:
- Trumbull, John (1756-1843)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- 1792-1824
- Description:
- Portrait miniature of Samuel Livermore (1732-1803), by John Trumbull (1756-1843), 1792-1824. Oil on mahogany board. Portrait is a copy from the original miniature painted by John Trumbull in Philadelphia in 1792. Bust-length oval portrait of a man, facing right. Sitter has long gray hair and gray-green eyes. He is wearing a gray coat, gray waistcoat, white cravat, white shirt with high collar and frill. Gray background. Ink inscription on portait reverse: "Samuel Livermore". Ink inscription on paper liner reverse: Brevete / L.S.D.S." Oval wood molded frame with brass and paper liner, glazed.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-4.6 W-3.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Given to the State of New Hampshire in 1892 by the subject's grandson, Arthur Livermore of Southport, England.
According to the grandson's handwritten statement, this portrait was copied from a miniature painted by John Trumbull in Philadelphia in 1792. Conflicting evidence, however, suggests that the original may have been painted in December 1790. The subject's grandson also recorded that the original portrait was acquired by his father, the subject's son, from Trumbull in 1824, a date which is confirmed by a letter to Ezra Bartlett (copy in accession file).
Samuel Livermore was born in Waltham, MA, May 14, 1732. Graduated from Princeton. Admitted to the bar in 1756 and commenced practice in Waltham and then Portsmouth, NH, and later in Londonderry, NH. Member of the General Court from Londonderry in 1768-79. Moved to Holderness in 1775. Became one of the largest landowners in Holderness. State's attorney for three years. Elected a member of the Continental Congress in 1780, but resigned in 1782. Again was a member of the Continental Congress in 1785. Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, 1782-89. Member of the State Constitutional Convention, 1788. Elected to the 1st and 2nd Congresses. President of the State Constitutional Convention in 1791. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1792; re-elected in 1798 and served until his resignation in 1801. Died in Holderness May 18, 1803. - Credit Line:
- Loaned by New Hampshire State Library
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