Painting

Title:

John G. Sinclair

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1981.077.01

Creator:

Ingalls, Walter (1805-1874)Artist

Date:

circa 1870

Description:

Portrait of John G. Sinclair (1826-1899), attributed to Walter Ingalls (1805-1874), c. 1870. Oil on canvas. Bust-length portrait of a man; looking left. Sitter has short brown and gray hair, blue eyes, and brown mustache. He is wearing a white shirt with turn-down collar, black coat and waistcoat, black bow tie, and gold shirt pin. Green background. Pencil inscription on stretcher reverse, lower left: "For Charles M. T. Sawyer / Fort Payne / Alabama". Gilded gesso over wood frame, gilded mat with oval window, sand spot decoration, corner fruit and foliage.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-27 W-21.875 inches

Provenance:

The donor, Martha Sinclair Weeks Sherrill (1922-2016), was the daughter of Sinclair Weeks (1893-1972) and granddaughter of Martha Aroline Sinclair Weeks (1855-1930), daughter of John G. Sinclair and wife of Hon. John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926).

The painting was acquired by Martha Sherrill from the Town of Bethlehem. Charles M. T. Sawyer (1865-1950) was the nephew of John G. Sinclair's second wife, Mary Elizabeth Pierce Blandin of Bethlehem. He grew up in Littleton and worked for John G. Sinclair (and John Wingate Weeks) in Orlando before going to Fort Payne, AL. He became mayor of Fort Payne.

Credit Line:

Gift of Martha W. Sherrill

People:

Sinclair, John G. (1826-1899), Ingalls, Walter (1805-1874), Sawyer, Charles M. T. (1865-1950), Sherrill, Martha W. (1922-2016)

Subjects:

Sinclair, John G, Portraits, Portrait paintings, Hotels, Politicians