Painting
- Title:
- Col. Timothy Upham
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2009.003.01
- Creator:
- Cole, Joseph Greenleaf (1806-1860)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1829
- Description:
- Portrait of Col. Timothy Upham (1783-1855), by Joseph Greenleaf Cole (1806-1858), 1829. Half-length portrait of man, facing slightly left; head turned toward viewer. Sitter has short black hair, brushed forward at sides, and brown eyes. Wearing a black coat, white shirt with high collar, and white cravat tied in a bow. Sitter's left hand in coat. Seated in red upholstered chair, beside red covered table with book and quill pen. Brown background. Stenciled signature on reverse of canvas: "PAINTED BY / JOSEPH. G. COLE / 1829". Metal nameplate on front of frame: "COL. TIMOTHY UPHAM. U.S.A. / PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE / 1783 - 1855". Gilded gesso over wood frame; half round convex center molding with cove and beveled interior; florettes in corners.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- H-31.7 W-27.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor is a descendant of Col. and Mrs. Timothy Upham.
Timothy Upham (1783-1855), the son of Rev. Timothy Upham and Hannah Gookin, was born and educated in Deerfield, NH. Upham moved to Portsmouth around 1807, becoming a merchant. At the opening of the War of 1812, he was appointed a Major in the 11th United States Army Infantry, and was placed in command of the forts and harbor at Portsmouth. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the 21st Regiment in 1813 and served at the Battle of Chrysler's Farm on the Niagara frontier. From 1816 through 1829, Upham served as United States Collector of Customs for Portsmouth. He served as a U.S. Navy agent from 1841-1845, and rose to the rank of Major-General in the New Hampshire State Militia. He was the uncle of Nathaniel G. Upham (1801-1869), attorney, author, and president of the New Hampshire Historical Society. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth Kingsley Harvey and Louise Harvey Guion
- Subjects:
- Merchants, Customs employees
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