Painting
- Title:
- Edson J. Hill
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1983.103.02
- Creator:
- Peterson, Henry E. C. (1841-1918)
Artist - Date:
- 1897
- Description:
- Portrait of Edson J. Hill (1857-1918), by Henry E. C. Peterson (1841-1918), 1897. Oil on canvas. Bust-length portrait of a man, facing slightly right; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has short brown hair parted on right, brown and gray moustache, and gray eyes. He is wearing a white shirt with short standing collar, black necktie, black coat, oval ruby tie pin surrounded by diamonds, and a pince-nez. Mottled green, brown, and red background. Signed in red paint upper left: " H.E.C. Peterson", and dated in red paint top right: "1897-". Gilded gesso over wood frame, high-relief floral and foliate scrolls, gilded oak cove, and c-scroll interior trim.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-30 W-25 inches
- Provenance:
- Mrs. George was probably the daughter of Cora F. Hill and John Monroe. She resided at 117 Centre Street, Concord, NH. Mrs. George also donated portrait of a child identified as Solon Hill, brother of Cora F. Hill (1983.103.1). The two paintings were received as a loan in 1983; converted to a gift in 1988.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William L. Monroe, John I. Monroe, and Margaret M. Bolus, in memory of Francis M. George
- Subjects:
- Hill, Edson, Finance
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