Painting
- Title:
- Abiel Walker
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1982.049
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Portrait of Abiel Walker (1766-1855), unknown artist, c. 1850. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a man, facing right; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has gray hair, gray sideburns, and blue eyes. He is wearing a white cravat tied in a bow, white collar corners visible, black coat with circular buttons. and black waistcoat buttoned to neck. Sitter's right arm is resting on red upholstery. Dramatic red curtain in the background. Unsigned. Stationery of Mabel W. Chandler, 126 North State Street, Concord, pasted on back contains the following information: "Apr. 30, 1935. This is a picture of Abiel Walker, who lived at the North End at 126N. State St. He being the Uncle of the late Lyman A. Walker, the latter the Grandfather of the present occupant and Owner Mabel Walker Chandler. In care of Winslow Osborne, 58 South Main St." Modern gilded frame with raise foliate design exterior, convex areas have dark patina.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-28.125 W-23.125 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Walker, Abiel (1766-1855)
- Subjects:
- Walker, Abiel, Portrait paintings, Portraits, Shoe making, Shoemakers, Shoemaking, Shoes
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