Painting

Title:: John Parker Hale
Object Name:: Painting
Object ID:: 1963.014
Creator:: Unknown
Date:: circa 1852
Description:: Portrait of John Parker Hale (1806-1873), unknown artist, c. 1852. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a man, facing slightly left; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has gray hair parted on right, and black, bushy eyebrows. He is wearing a black coat and waistcoat, black stock, and white shirt with high collar. Sitter's right thumb in coat. Gray background. Narrow gilt frame, ornamented corners. Unsigned. Modern gilded molded frame.
Material:: Textile
Canvas
Dimensions:: H-32 W-26.8 inches
Provenance:: John Parker Hale was born in Rochester, NH, March 31, 1806. Graduated from Bowdoin College in 1827. Began practice of law in 1830. Entered NH legislature in 1832 as a democrat. Was U.S. attorney for his district, 1834-41. U.S. Senator, 1847-53 and 1855-65. Free Soil candidate for president of U.S., 1852. Minister to Spain, 1865-69. He was a strong abolitionist from the beginning and one of the founders of the Republican Party. His statue stands in front of the State House. He died November 19,1873.
Credit Line:: Gift of Robert W. Upton
People:: Hale, John Parker (1806-1873)
Subjects:: Abolition movement, Abolitionists, Free soil movement, Hale, John Parker, Lawyers, Ministers (Diplomatic agents), Portrait paintings, Portraits, Presidential candidates, Senators (U.S.)