Thomas Scott Williams
MakerMade by
William H. Brown
(American, 1808 - 1883)
SubjectPortrait of
Thomas Scott Williams
(American, 1777 - 1861)
Date1843
MediumSilhouette; cut paper with shadow pencil mounted on wove paper containing lithographic scene with ink wash, mounted on cardboard with a fancy lace border.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (silhouette height x width): 9 9/16 x 2 5/8in. (24.3 x 6.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 11 5/16in. (35.6 x 28.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 1/16 x 11 3/8in. (35.7 x 28.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William Henry Brown
Object number1843.34.3
DescriptionFull length silhouette portrait of a man facing right. He is wearing a coat and trousers, and has a top hat on his head. Both hands are behind his back. He is standing in the bend of a dirt road with the trunk of a tree on the left. A river or lake and hills or mountains are in the background.
NotesSubject Note: Thomas Scott Williams (1777-1861) graduated from Yale College in 1794. He was admitted to the Bar in 1799, and opened a law practice in Mansfield, Connecticut. Williams served as Representative to the Connecticut General Assembly in 1813, 1815, 1816, 1819, 1825, and 1827-1829. He was a member of Congress from 1817-1819. Williams served as Mayor of Hartford from 1831-1835. In 1829, he was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Errors of the State. He was Chief Justice from 1834 until 1847.Status
Not on view
