Captain Robert Welles IV
SubjectPortrait of
Captain Robert Wells IV
(American, 1740 - 1812)
ArtistPainted by
Mildred C. Jordan
(American, born 1874)
FramerFramed by
Cutler's Art Store
(American, 20th century)
Date1900-1905
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory in wood and metal frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of image): 3 3/8 x 2 5/8in. (8.6 x 6.7cm)
Frame (height x width ): 7 1/4 x 6in. (18.4 x 15.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
Object number1945.1.7
DescriptionBust length miniature portrait, profile of a man facing left. He has long grey hair pulled back into a ponytail, thick eyebrows and a rosy complexion. He wears a white jabot, a tan buff vest, and a light brown coat.
The miniature is set in a square black wooden frame with a gold metal border around the portrait. The backing of the frame is a black paper board nailed to wooden edges with a metal wire stretched across center and attached to suspension loops on sides.
NotesObject Note: This is miniature is one of eight that George Dudley Seymour commisioned Mildred Jordan to paint, most based on portraits in his possession. The subject, Captain Robert Wells, is Seymour's maternal great great grandfather. (Lee 10/24/2014)The miniature is set in a square black wooden frame with a gold metal border around the portrait. The backing of the frame is a black paper board nailed to wooden edges with a metal wire stretched across center and attached to suspension loops on sides.
Related Note: The pencil sketch upon which this portrait is based, is in the Connecticut Historical Society collection as 1969.24.1. (Lee 10/25/2014)
Status
Not on view
before 1845
about 1914-1915