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Gift of Edgar Welles, 1905.1.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Gideon Welles
Gift of Edgar Welles, 1905.1.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Gideon Welles

Subject (American, 1802 - 1878)
Painter (American, 1828 - 1881)
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsFrame (height x width): 40 × 30in. (101.6 × 76.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Edgar Welles
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of Gideon Welles attributed to George Frederick Wright. Welles is portrayed in older age with gray hair and a full white beard. He wears a black coat and vest opened to the waist and a white shirt, and holds a document in his right hand.
Object number1905.1.1
On View
Not on view
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.19, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Abigail Hurlbut Welles
about 1914-1915
Gift of Roger Patton Welles, 1972.8.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
1913
Gift of Mrs. Carolyn W. Ellis. 1973.17.0.8, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
Gift of G. Fox & Co., 1949.2.24  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Gideon Welles
about 1862
Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1972.8.8.10 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
1898-1903
Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1972.8.8.8 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
after 1917
Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1972.8.8.6 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
1912
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.1  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard S. DeLamater
1883
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.82  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace L. Bundy
1886-1903
Gift of John Gambell, 20053181.72  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Baumann Studio
early 20th century