Painting

Title:

Charles H. Farwell

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1970.003.04

Creator:

Pratt, Henry Cheever (1803-1880)Artist

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1850

Description:

Portrait of Charles Hallet Farwell (1849-1850), by Henry Cheever Pratt (1803-1880), 1850. Oil on canvas. Three-quarter length portrait of baby (boy) propped up on red and white pillows, facing right; head toward viewer. Oval composition on vertical rectangular canvas; ochre-colored spandrels. Sitter has brown hair and blue eyes. Wearing a white dress, dropped off left shoulder with red clip. Sitter's right elbow resting on red velvet pillow, hand raised to left side of face; holding a lace blanket. Left arm and hand folded across chest. Green, brown, and red background. Signed on painting reverse: "H. C. Pratt Pinxit. April 1850". Black marker on liner reverse: "BABY". Gilded gesso over molded wood frame; gilded liner with foliate designs on corners and oval window.

Material:

Textile

Dimensions:

H-21 W-17 inches

Provenance:

Upon the death of Susan Walker Bartlett Farwell in 1902, the four portraits of the Farwell family members descended to her niece, Louise Marston Farwell, b. Boston 01/15/1861, m. 04/28/1890 to Dr. Myles Standish. Upon her death, they descended to her second child, Lora Standish Weston (1892-1969).

Charles Hallet Farwell (1849-1850) was the son of Abel and Susan Farwell.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Heirs of Lora Standish Weston

People:

Pratt, Henry Cheever (1803-1880), Farwell, Charles Hallet (1849-1850)

Subjects:

Farwell, Charles Hallet, Children, Death, Death portraits, Memorials, Memory, Babies, Infants