Painting

Title:

Isaac Warren Danforth

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1974.014.07

Creator:

Fisher, Alvan (1792-1863)Artist

Date:

circa 1830

Description:

Portrait of Isaac Warren Danforth (1826-1889), attributed to Alvan Fisher (1792-1863), c. 1830. Oil on canvas. Full length standing portrait of a child. Sitter has short brown hair and brown eyes; sitter's right leg crosses over left foot. Wearing green dress and pantalettes with floral embroidery, white lace collar, and black shoes. Basket of flowers in sitter's right hand and is resting basket on a stone wall at left; hoop and stick in sitter's left hand. Brown and white dog lies on the ground in the lower left. Rural landscape in background with sunset sky. Unsigned. Gilded gesso over molded wood frame.

Material:

Textile

Dimensions:

H-47 W-36 inches

Provenance:

The donor, Ann Talbott Miller, was the widow of Danforth Miller, the grandson of George F. Danforth (1819-1899).

Credit Line:

Gift of Ann Talbott Miller

People:

Danforth, Isaac W. (1826-1889), Fisher, Alvan (1792-1863), Miller, Danforth (1893-1952), Miller, Ann T. (1895-1981)

Subjects:

Childhood & youth, Children, Children's clothing & dress, Toys, Merchants, Dogs, Danforth, Isaac Warren