Charles Hosmer
SubjectPortrait of
Charles Hosmer
(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
Object number1861.1.0
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.
Status
Not on view
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