Andrew Kingsbury
MakerMade by
William H. Brown
(American, 1808 - 1883)
SubjectPortrait of
Andrew Kingsbury
(American, 1759 - 1837)
Date1843
MediumSilhouette; cut paper with shadow pencil mounted on wove paper containing lithographic scene with ink wash, mounted on cardboard.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (silhouette height x width): 10 1/8 x 2 3/4in. (25.7 x 7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 11 3/8in. (35.6 x 28.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 14 1/16 x 11 3/8in. (35.7 x 28.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of William Henry Brown
Object number1843.34.9
DescriptionFull length silhouette portrait of a man facing right. The man is wearing a coat and trousers and has a top hat on his head. The pronounced bend in his right arm suggests that his right hand may be in his coat pocket. The man stands in the bend of a dirt road with the trunk of a tree behind him. A river or lake and hills or mountains are in the background.
NotesSubject Note: Andrew Kingsbury (1759-1837) was a financier who served in the Revolutionary War as a private soldier, storekeeper, and then as clerk in the office of Ralph Pomeroy, Esq., Deputy Quartermaster-General. Kingsbury served in the Comtroller's Office until 1791. He was appointed Comptroller of Public Accounts, serving until 1793, when he was elected Treasurer of the State of Connecticut; Kingsbury remained in that office until 1818.Status
Not on view
