Painting
- Title:
- John O'Brien
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1970.002.02
- Creator:
- Hill, Thomas (1829-1908)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- circa 1875
- Description:
- Portrait of John O'Brien (1816-1899), by Thomas Hill (1829-1908), c. 1875. Oil on canvas. Bust-length portrait of a man facing left. Sitter has brown hair, greying moustache, and beard. He is wearing a white shirt; black waistcoat, black cravat, and black coat. Dark brown background. Signed lower right: "T. Hill". Gilded gesso over wood frame, foliate exterior with molded interior.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-26.9 W-22 inches
- Provenance:
- The paintings were commissioned and originally owned by John Riley (1814-1884) and his wife, Mary Augusta Pendexter Riley O'Brien (1821-1912) of Dover, NH and New York, NY. John Riley's younger sister, Lucretia Boardman (Riley) Smith (1829-1916) was the grandmother of the donor, Winifred Studley (Moore) Stonemetz (1900-1984).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Stonemetz
- Subjects:
- O'Brien, John, Portraits, Portraiture, Portrait paintings, Finance, Stock market, Banking, Bankers, Banks, Banking industry, Friendship
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