Painting

Title:

Jonathan Harvey

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1959.072.01

Creator:

Dickinson, Anson (1779-1852)Artist

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA/Washington, DC

Date:

circa 1825

Description:

Miniature portrait of Jonathan Harvey (1780-1859), attributed to Anson Dickinson (1779-1852), c. 1825. Watercolor on ivory on paper. Bust-length portrait of a man, facing slightly right; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has short brown hair and gray eyes. He is wearing a black coat, white waistcoat, white shirt with high collar, and white stock. White background with areas of light blue. Unsigned. Tape label with ink inscription on backing paper: "JONATHAN HARVEY / 1780-1859". Stamped inscriptions on frame reverse: "27" and "2". Paper label with ink inscription frame reverse: "10/27/59 / Truell". Stained rectangular frame with concave oval center, gilded oval bezel, glazed.

Material:

Skeletal
Ivory
Paper

Dimensions:

H-2.3 W-2 inches

Provenance:

Jonathan Harvey (1780-1859) was the great-grandfather of the donor, Abbie Truell Bailey.

Jonathan Harvey was born in Sutton, NH, February 25, 1780. Married Ruth Wadleigh in 1806. Selectman, town clerk, and representative of the town of Sutton, 1811-1816, 1831-1834, and 1838-1840. President of the State Senate for six years, 1817-1823. Elected to Congress for three consecutive terms. Member of the state legislature and executive council, 1823-1825. Retired to his farm in North Sutton, NH, where he died on August 23, 1859.

Credit Line:

Gift of Abbie L. Truell Bailey

People:

Harvey, Jonathan (1780-1859), Dickinson, Anson (1779-1852)

Subjects:

Harvey, Jonathan, Portrait miniatures, Politicians, Senators (N.H.), Senators (U.S.), Politicians, Politics & government