Painting

Title:

Samuel Sparhawk

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1916.006

Creator:

Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791-1872)Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1816

Description:

Portrait of Samuel Sparhawk (1777-1834), by Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872), 1816. Oil on board. Half-length portrait of a man, facing left; head turned toward viewer. Sitter has brown hair and brown eyes. Wearing a black coat, white waistcoat, white shirt with high collar, and white tied cravat. Sitter's left arm is draped over chair back; chair has red upholstery and gilded stile. Brown background. Unsigned. Written in ink on board reverse: "Samuel Sparhawk / Painted 1816 at Concord, N.H. / by Samuel Finley Breese Morse." Paper label with printed and typed inscription, on board reverse: "S.L. No. 2004.1 1932 / THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM / OF ART / SPECIAL LOAN EXHIBITION / OF / S.F.B. MORSE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION / Title: Samuel Sparhawk / Artist: S.F.B. Morse / Owner: New Hampshire Historical Society / Address: Concord, N.H. / Return Address". Partial paper label upper right corner on reverse: "441". Gilded gesso over molded wood frame.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12 W-9.9 inches

Provenance:

Purchased from Miss Frances C. Sparhawk (1847-1930), granddaughter of the sitter, Hon. Samuel Sparhawk (1777-1834). She was the daughter of Dr. Thomas Sparhawk and Elizabeth Campbell.

A native of Portsmouth, NH, Samuel Sparhawk served as cashier of the Concord Bank, New Hampshire Secretary of State (1810-14 and 1816-25), and Treasurer of the New Hampshire Historical Society. He later moved to Conway, NH.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Sparhawk, Samuel (1777-1834), Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791-1872), Sparhawk, Frances C. (1847-1930)

Subjects:

Bankers, Banking, Banking industry, Banks