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Gift of George Frederick Wright, 1854.1.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known …
Reverend Richard Mather
Gift of George Frederick Wright, 1854.1.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Reverend Richard Mather

PainterPainted by George Frederick Wright American, 1828 - 1881
Date1854
MediumOil on canvas, copy
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 30 × 25in. (76.2 × 63.5cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of George Frederick Wright
DescriptionPortrait painted in an oval on a rectangular canvas of an older man with a gray beard and mustache facing slightly right. He is wearing a black skull cap, black coat, and a white collar fastened at the neck with a cord with tassels tied in a bow. In his left hand, he holds a book; his right hand is held just above it.
Object number1854.1.0
NotesNotes in the object file state: "Copied from an original in 1854 by George F. Wright, the donor."
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George Frederick Wright
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about 1873
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