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Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.7, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Captain Robert Welles IV
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.7, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Captain Robert Welles IV

Subject (American, 1740 - 1812)
Artist (American, born 1874)
Framer (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
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.
Object number1945.1.7
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) 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)
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Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.8, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Abigail Hurlbut Wells
1900-1905
Gift of Mrs. Leon P. Broadhurst, 1956.66.0   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Captain John Lawrence
probably 1790s
Gift of Florence Ogle, 1972.11.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
George Child
probably 1820s
Gift of Mrs. Dwight Hughes, 1958.35.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Royal Ralph Hinman
1807
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Hilda Margaret Peck
1900
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.6, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Mary Harriet Seymour
1902
Gift of Mrs. Carl Stoeckel, 1931.3.5  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Joseph Battell Sr.
about 1810
Museum purchase, 1964.105.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Riley Whiting Jr.
before 1845
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Henry Albert Seymour
1900-1906
Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.4 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William Verstille
probably 1794
Gift of C. Alfred Weatherby, 1929.2.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
James Bidwell Hosmer
1795-1810