Bust
- Title:
- William Flagg
- Object Name:
- Bust
- Object ID:
- 1977.065
- Creator:
- Rauschner, John Christian (1760-1846)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Possibly Salem or Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1810
- Description:
- Profile wax portrait of William Flagg (1770-1844), by John Christian Rauschner (1760-1846), c. 1810. Paint on colored wax on Plexiglass. Bust-length portrait of a man, in profile to left. Short brown hair with curl on forehead, and sideburns. Wearing a black coat, white waistcoat, white cravat with ruffle, small gold and black pin on ruffle. Mounted on Plexiglass painted brown. Modern molded black frame (2010); glazed.
- Material:
- Wax
- Dimensions:
- H-3.25 W-1.65 D-0.35 inches
- Provenance:
- William Flagg (1770-1844) to his sister, Abigail Flagg McDuffee (1774-1870). To her son, John Flagg MacDuffee (1806-1888). To his daughter, Lydia (MacDuffee) Allen (1833-1929). To her daughter, Lucy G. Allen (b. 1867). Blanche Kingsbury. Acquired by dealer from Blanche Kingsbury.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Captains, Ship, Ship captains, Portraits, Wax figures, Flagg, William
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