Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy
PainterPainted by
Ralph Earl
(American, 1751 - 1801)
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 36 3/8 × 29 7/8in. (92.4 × 75.9cm)
Other (overall height x width): 41 1/4 × 34 5/8in. (104.8 × 87.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of George Winthrop Haight
Object number1978.97.0
DescriptionWaist-length portrait of Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy by Ralph Earl. Pomeroy is wearing a dark coat and vest and a white ruffled stock. His left hand holds the brim of his hat. He is wearing a white wig. A view of Hartford can be seen behind him on the left. The top of a walking stick is visible in his right hand.
NotesConstituent note: Pomeroy's aunt, Susan Strong, wrote him a letter in March 1792 in which she states, "We have had your portrait in the room the most of the winter -- Mr Earl brought it to take the prospect from the Hall window."Status
Not on view
late 19th century
1802
Stephen Bulkeley
