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Museum purchase, 1972.18.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Abner Newton
Museum purchase, 1972.18.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Abner Newton

Dateabout 1845
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 30 1/8 × 25 1/4in. (76.5 × 64.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionBust-length portrait by an unknown artist of Abner Newton. Newton has short, dark brown hair and is wearing a black jacket and bow tie and a white shirt with a high, stiff collar.
Object number1972.18.1
On View
Not on view
Museum purchase, 1972.18.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Unknown
about 1845
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