John Churchill
SubjectPortrait of
John Churchill
(American, 1785 - 1823)
PainterAttributed to
Dr. Samuel Broadbent
(American, 1759 - 1828)
Dateabout 1812
MediumPainting; oil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 30 1/2 × 24 1/2in. (77.5 × 62.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionPortrait of John Churchill attributed to Samuel Broadbent. Churchill is depicted as a young man. He is turned slightly to the right. He has dark hair that falls over his forehead, sideburns, and gray eyes. He is wearing a black coat, a yellowish vest striped with red, and a high white ruffled stock. His right hand, which holds a quill pen, rests on a dark red table on which is a slip of paper.
Object number1945.1.20
NotesDate note: According to the object file, this date comes from the Churchill genealogy.On View
Not on view
Benjamin Adams
Reverend Joel Hawes
William Johnston
Horace Bushnell
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