Painting

Title:

Gordon Hutchins

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1951.025

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Portrait of Col. Gordon Hutchins (1733-1815), unknown artist, c. 1900. Oil on canvas. Bust-length portrait of a man, facing slightly left; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has short brown hair, styled on top of head, brown eyes and eyebrows, one slightly raised, wrinkles on forehead. He is wearing a black coat and waistcoat, white shirt with high collar, and white cravat tied in bow. Brown background with yellow. NHHS label on frame reverse: "Hutchens family portrait / believed, by family, to be Col. Gordon Hutchins / Given to S.A.R. in custody NHHS / Miss Mary H. Pierce, Estate / 19 North State Concord/ Oct. 29, 1951". Paper label with ink inscription frame reverse: "Later with- / drawn from S.A.R. as they / have no headquarters." and " 1/3/58 / Tyler". Gilded gesso over wood frame, with floral exterior molding, flowers surrounded by pointed arches in cove, linked chain interior.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-26 W-22 inches

Provenance:

This portrait was given to the Col. Gordon Hutchins Chapter of the S.A.R. and was in custody of the NHHS until it was given by Rev. Samuel Tyler to the NHHS in memory of Miss Mary H. Pierce.

Gordon Hutchins was born in 1733, probably in Harvard, MA. Took part in the Louisburg Expedition. Moved to Concord, NH, 1773, as a merchant. In 1775, raised a company of men, elected Captain, fought Battle of Bunker Hill and White Plains, raised to rank of Lieut. Col. Chosen Representative to Provincial Congress at Exeter. Raised a company of volunteers in Concord at meeting and left for Battle of Bennington next day. He moved from Concord to Pembroke in 1780, then to Coventry, Haverhill, Rumney, and finally back to Concord where he died Dec. 8, 1815, age 82. He married twice and had about twenty children. His sons Levi and Abel were clockmakers.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Mary Hamilton Pierce

People:

Hutchins, Gordon (1733-1815)

Subjects:

Hutchins, Gordon, Soldiers, Portrait paintings, Portraits, Merchants