Drawing

Title:

Josiah Bartlett

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1880.033.02

Creator:

Trumbull, John (1756-1843) -- Artist

Place of Origin:

Exeter, NH

Date:

1790

Description:

Drawing. Portrait of Josiah Bartlett (1728-1795), by John Trumbull (1756-1843), 1790. Pencil on paper. Vertical rectangle, drawing of head and shoulders. Subject, with long hair, facing right; wearing a stock, waistcoat, and unbuttoned coat. Pencil inscription on back, "Josiah Bartlett / Presidt. of N Hampshire Exeter Novr 20th. 1790." (probably written by Trumbull). Originally framed in gilded frame (unframed at a later date). Typed label on back of frame: "November 20, 1790, Exeter, NH - Bartlett was President of NH at the time" [label not present 04/30/2013]. Paper label adhered to back of frame, inscribed in ink: "Josiah Bartlett / Presidt. of New Hampshire / Exeter Novr 20 / Col. John Trumbull" [pieces of label missing, including year].

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-4.9 W-3.8 inches

Provenance:

Bequest by Richard Bartlett (1792-1837) of "lead pencil drawings of Gov Bartlett ..." to the New Hampshire Historical Society. Delivered to NHHS between 1838 and 1841 (numbers not given until 1880). Richard Bartlett was a distant relative of Josiah, who moved from Concord, NH, to New York City in 1832. In New York, he met with Trumbull, handled details of the purchase of the Josiah Bartlett oil portrait from Trumbull, and also acquired the pencil sketch (1836-7). This sketch is the only known likeness of Josiah Bartlett taken from life.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Richard Bartlett

People:

Trumbull, John (1756-1843), Bartlett, Richard (1794-1837), Bartlett, Josiah (1729-1795)

Subjects:

Government, Government officials, Revolutionaries, Revolutions