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Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.13, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright undeterm…
George Dudley Seymour (1859-1945)
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.13, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright undetermined

George Dudley Seymour (1859-1945)

SubjectPortrait of George Dudley Seymour American, 1859 - 1945
MediumPainting; oil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 22 × 17in. (55.9 × 43.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionPortrait of George Dudley Seymour by Mary Rogers Williams. Seymour is in early middle age, with balding brown hair and a beard and mustache. He is pictured from the chest up, and is facing right, with his head turned toward the viewer. He is wearing a light-colored jacket, white shirt, and tie. The background is green.
Object number1945.1.13
InscribedTranscribed from stretcher prior to its disposal:

• In white chalk: "5 W"
• In black pencil: "1505/16''
• Printed in blue ink on paper label: "THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS/ SIXTY-SIXTH EXHlBITION, 1896-1897"/ TITLE [in handwritten black ink] "Portrait"/ ARTIST [in handwritten black ink] "Mary R. Williams"/ ADDRESS [in handwritten black ink] "1497 Broad St. Hartford, Conn./ RETURN ADDRESS [ in handwritten black ink] "HS Birdmont and Son 424 W. 52 St N.Y"
• Handwritten in pencil on a small, circular, gummed paper label: "20"
• Written in pencil on al" piece of masking tape: "33x2[7]"
On View
Not on view
Museum purchase, 1964.113.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Major Henry Seymour
1845
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Henry Albert Seymour
1900-1906
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.6, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Mary Harriet Seymour
1902
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Belinda Spencer Seymour
1900-1905
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
Electa Churchill Seymour
1900-1905
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.14, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Henry Albert Seymour
about 1844
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.3  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
George Dudley Seymour
1900-1905
Gift of Newton C. Brainard, 1951.3.0.1 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
George Litchfield Coburn
after 1870
2015.77.22 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
The Turner and Seymour Manufacturing Company
1866-1873
2023.60.16a, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, Copyright Undetermined
The Turner and Seymour Manufacturing Company