Painting
- Title:
- William Walker
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1926.017.01
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Portrait of William Walker (1786-1858), unknown artist, c.1850. Watercolor on paper. Three-quarter length oval portrait of a man. Sitter is wearing a black suit, white shirt, black stock, and silver watch fob on waistcoat. Holding a cane with his left hand; wearing a ring on left hand; sitting in a mahogany arm chair with scroll arm. Brown graduated background. Unsigned. Gilded gesso over oval molded wood frame, paper mat with gilded border.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-18 W-15 inches
- Provenance:
- William Walker (1786-1858) was born in Bradford, MA, and operated taverns in Chester, Amoskeag, Andover, and Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of George H. Silsby
- Subjects:
- Taverns, Stables, Transportation, Walker, William
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