Painting

Title:

Jeremy Belknap

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1873.006

Creator:

Sargent, Henry (1770-1845) -- Artist; Nelson, Nathaniel C. (1835-1909) -- Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

circa 1873

Description:

Portrait of Reverend Jeremy Belknap (1744-1798), attributed to Nathaniel C. Nelson (1835-1909), after Henry Sargent (1770-1845), c. 1873. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a man facing slightly right. Sitter has plump face, short brown hair rather long in back, and blue eyes. Wearing a plain black coat or cassock; white clerical collar with two tabs. Brown background. Old NHHS accession label on stretcher. Nameplate on frame: "Rev. Jeremy Belknap, D. D." Gilded gesso over wood frame; deep cove.

Material:

Textile

Dimensions:

H-30 W-25 inches

Provenance:

A copy of the portrait in possession of the State of New Hampshire, on display in the State House, is also attributed to Nathaniel C. Nelson of Concord, NH. Original portrait by Henry Sargent (1770-1845) is at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

"Benjamin F. Prescott, from the committee to secure portraits for the society's room, reported that he had secured the portraits of Rev. Dr. Bouton and Dr. Wm. Prescott, now in the hall; and that he had secured in Boston a copy of a portrait Rev. Dr. Belknap." NHHS Annual Meeting, June 11, 1873, p. 34.

"JEREMY BELKNAP, D.D. - A copy of the portrait in possession of the state, by Nathaniel Nelson, of Concord, N.H. Presented to the society by contributions for that purpose." B.F. Prescott, "Portraits of N.H. Governors, Judges, Senators, &c." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1874. p. 445.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Belknap, Jeremy (1744-1798), Sargent, Henry (1770-1845), Nelson, Nathaniel C. (1835-1909)

Subjects:

Belknap, Jeremy, Historians, History, Authors, Clergymen, Congregational churches, Portraits, Portrait paintings