Painting

Title:

Jonathan Chase

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1976.063 a

Creator:

Steward, Joseph (1753-1822) -- Artist

Place of Origin:

Cornish, NH

Date:

circa 1793

Description:

Portrait of General Jonathan Chase (1732-1800), attributed to Joseph Steward (1753-1822), c. 1793. Oil on canvas. Bust-length portrait of a man, facing slightly left; eyes toward viewer. Oval composition on a vertical rectangle frame with black painted spandrels. Sitter has white wig with curls at sides; brown eyes. He is wearing a military uniform: gold epaulets with one star, white coat with red lapels and large brass buttons, white waistcoat with brass buttons, white cravat tied in a bow and frill. Gray background. Paper label with typed inscription upper right frame reverse: THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / EXHIBITION - JOSEPH STEWARD / #8 CHASE, GENERAL JONATHAN / 1732-1800 / Owner New Hampshire Historical Society". Unsigned. Modern black frame with interior gilding.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-27.75 W-24 D-1 inches

Provenance:

Purchased from Nathan Liverant & Son, Colchester, CT. According to Arthur Liverant, Nathan Liverant & Son purchased the portraits from Louis and Joan Horn of Longmeadow, MA, in 1976.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, with contributions from William L. Warren, Alice L. C. Dodge, Nina Fletcher Little, James B. Fitch, and the Cornish Historical Society

People:

Chase, Jonathan (1732-1800), Steward, Joseph (1753-1822)

Subjects:

Chase, Jonathan, Military officers, Militias, Generals, Portraits, Portrait paintings