Judge Stephen Mix Mitchell
PainterAttributed to
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
(American, 1791 - 1872)
SubjectPortrait of
Honorable Stephen Mix Mitchell
(American, 1743 - 1835)
Dateabout 1825-1827
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 29 3/4 × 24 3/4in. (75.6 × 62.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Walter Mitchell Chester
Object number1877.1.1
DescriptionPortrait of Stephen Mix Mitchell as an older man attributed to Samuel F.B. Morse. Mitchell is wearing a white wig, a black coat and vest, and a white collar and ruffled shirt. The background is dark red on the right and fades to black at the left. The painting is in a gilded frame.
Status
Not on view
Jared Bradley Flagg
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