Painting

Title:

Walter Harris

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1946.026

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Portrait of Walter Harris (1761-1843), artist unknown, c. 1900. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a man, facing slightly right. He has an oval-shaped face and blue eyes.He is wearing a black coat and waistcoat, and brown shirt. Sitter's right arm resting on arm of sofa; his hands holding a book. Dark brown background. Unsigned. Brass nameplate on frame: "DR. WALTER HARRIS / 1761-1843". Gilded gesso over molded wood frame, textured.

Material:

Textile
Canvas
Brass
Wood

Dimensions:

H-31 W-24.75 inches

Provenance:

Jemima Fisher Harris and Walter Harris were the great-great-grandparents of the donor, Ruth Harris Gunster (Mrs. Joseph F.).

Rev. Dr. Walter Harris was born on June 8, 1761, in Lebanon, CT. He was the son of Nathaniel and Grace Harris and the youngest of five children. He enlisted in the Continental Army with his older brother, Nathaniel, in 1777. Walter served for three years as fifer and was honorably discharged in 1790. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1787 and received a Doctorate in 1826. Studied theology with Rev. Dr. Emmons, and was ordained in Dunbarton, NH, in 1789. He retired in 1830 and died Dec. 25, 1843, age 82.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruth Harris Gunster

People:

Harris, Walter (1761-1843), Harris, Jemima Fisher (1770-1815), Gunster, Ruth Harris

Subjects:

Clergy, Clerics, Religion, Portraits, Portrait paintings