Painting
- Title:
- Joshua George
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1981.056.01
- Creator:
- Tenney, Adna (1810-1900)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1860
- Description:
- Portrait of Joshua George (1791-1875), by Adna Tenney (1810-1900), 1860. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of man, facing slightly right; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has short white hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a white shirt with standing collar, black cravat tied in a bow, black coat and waistcoat. Graduated tan and brown background. Pencil inscription on stretcher: "Joshua George aged 69, March 24, 1860 / Painted by A. Tenney 1860." Gilded gesso over wood frame with corner leaves on circles and floral scrolls.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-30 W-25 inches
- Provenance:
- The donor, Nancy Sibley Wilkins, is the great-granddaughter of Joshua George.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Nancy Sibley Wilkins
- Subjects:
- George, Joshua, Cattle herding, Farmers, Bankers, Banking industry, Portraits, Portraiture
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