Painting
- Title:
- George Franklin Danforth
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1974.014.05
- Creator:
- Cole, Joseph Greenleaf (1806-1860)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1825
- Description:
- Portrait of George Franklin Danforth (1819-1899), attributed to Joseph Greenleaf Cole (1806-1858), Boston, MA; c. 1825. Oil on wood panel. Half-length portrait of a boy, facing slightly left; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has short brown hair and blue eyes. Wearing a dark blue double-breasted jacket with brass buttons and white collar with ruffle. Book with brown cover in sitter's left hand. Seated in a yellow and black painted fancy chair. Red curtain in right background and brown wall at left. Gilded gesso over molded wood frame.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-22 W-17 inches
- Provenance:
- The donor, Ann Talbott Miller, was the widow of Danforth Miller, the grandson of George F. Danforth (1819-1899).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ann Talbott Miller
- People:
- Danforth, George F. (1819-1899), Cole, Joseph Greenleaf (1806-1860), Miller, Danforth (1893-1952), Miller, Ann T. (1895-1981)
- Subjects:
- Danforth, George, Childhood & youth, Children, Children's clothing & dress, Judges, Boys
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