Painting

Title:

Jacob Bailey Moore

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1947.006.03

Creator:

Dayton, Helena Smith (1879-1960)Artist

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1947

Description:

Portrait of Jacob Bailey Moore (1797-1853), by Helena Smith Dayton (1879-1960), 1947. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a man, facing slightly left; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has black hair and sideburns, black eyes, black eyebrows. He is wearing a black coat, gray waistcoat, white shirt, and dark blue cravat tied in a bow. Dark green and black background. Unsigned. Pencil inscription right side frame reverse but illegible due to pasted newsprint. Gilded gesso over molded wood frame, foliate exterior, convex center molding with foliate design.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

H-28 W-22 inches

Provenance:

Reproduction by Helena Smith Dayton, from the original portrait in the San Francisco Post Office.

Jacob Bailey Moore (1797-1853) was a journalist, printer, author, and one of the founders of NHHS. Born Oct. 31, 1797, in Andover, NH. Apprentice to Isaac Hill, owner and editor of "N.H. Patriot" in Concord, 1813; became his partner and married Isaac's sister Mary Adams Hill, Aug. 28, 1820. The partnership was dissolved due to political disagreement; Moore published the "New Hampshire Journal", 1826-1829, supporting Adams while Hill supported Jackson. Moore was one of the founders of the NHHS and librarian 1823-30, 1837-39. He published the first three volumes of "Collections" 1824-1832, with the help of John Farmer. In 1839, he moved to New York. In 1850, he was made deputy postmaster at San Francisco. He died at the home of his brother in Bellows Falls, VT.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Moore, Jacob Bailey (1797-1853), Dayton, Helena Smith (1879-1960)

Subjects:

Moore, Jacob Bailey, Journalists, Printers, Authors, Librarians, Portrait paintings, Portraits, Newspapers