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Commissioned by the Connecticut Historical Society, 1861.1.0, Connecticut Historical Society, N…
Charles Hosmer
Commissioned by the Connecticut Historical Society, 1861.1.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Charles Hosmer

Subject (American, 1785 - 1871)
Date1861
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 42 × 34in. (106.7 × 86.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCommissioned by the Connecticut Historical Society
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of Charles Hosmer painted by Matthew Wilson. Hosmer is older, with gray hair and side whiskers. He is wearing a black suit, a white shirt with a high collar, and a black stock. He is sitting in a high back, upholstered dark red chair. His left arm rests on the arm of the chair. On the left is a table holding an ornamented inkwell.
Object number1861.1.0
On View
Not on view
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