Frederick Stiles Jewett
SubjectPortrait of
Frederick Stiles Jewett
(American, 1819 - 1864)
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsOther (height x width): 14 1/2 × 12in. (36.8 × 30.5cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of Frederick Stiles Jewett attributed to William Prior Hart. Stiles is a young man with blonde hair, a reddish beard, and blue eyes. He is seated in a red Empire side chair with his left arm slung over the back and his hands clasped at lower right. He is wearing a black coat, black satin vest, a black bow tie, and a white, turned down collar. In the right background there is a column and green drapery. On the left is a landscape with hills, palm trees, and a glowing red sky.
Object number1960.72.1
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