Painting

Title:

William Jarvis Carleton

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1963.008.01

Creator:

Treadwell, Jonathan (1813-1883)Artist

Place of Origin:

Salem, MA or Portland, ME

Date:

circa 1840

Description:

Portrait of William Jarvis Carleton (1835-1861), attributed to Jonathan Treadwell (1813-1883), c. 1840. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a boy, facing slightly right; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has light brown hair, parted on right, and blue eyes. Wearing a gray coat with black tie in large bow, and white turnover collar. Circular-top table at right with pedestal base; brown vase on table. Dark gray background. Unsigned. Modern gilded molded frame.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-28 W-24 inches

Provenance:

Second son of Oliver (1801-1882) and Louisa Bartlett Carleton (1809-1840). Born in Salem, MA, May 12,1835. Married Eliza Ham of Danvers and died in 1861.

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles B. Robinson

People:

Carleton, William J. (1835-1861), Robinson, Charles B. (1879-1969), Treadwell, Jonathan (1813-1883)

Subjects:

Carleton, William J., Childhood & youth, Children, Children's clothing & dress