Jacob Ogden
PainterPainted by
Joseph Steward
(American, 1753 - 1822)
Date1794
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 29 1/8 × 25 1/2in. (74 × 64.8cm)
Other (overall height x width): 37 1/8 × 33 1/2in. (94.3 × 85.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1981.81.1
DescriptionPortrait of Jacob Ogden by Joseph Steward. Ogden is visible from the waist up. He is wearing a black coat with a stand-up collar, a black vest, and a white shirt with a ruffled bib down the front and a high collar. He is bald on the top of his head and has thin brown hair near his ears and in back. His portrait is surrounded by a gray painted oval.
NotesDate and constituent note: There is a bill of sale from Joseph Steward dated June 27, 1794, documenting the commission of this portrait and that of Jerusha Rockwell Ogden (1981.81.2).Status
Not on view
Joseph Steward
Joseph Steward
