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Gift of Sarah E. Davis, 1898.2.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Samuel Belcher
Gift of Sarah E. Davis, 1898.2.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Samuel Belcher

SubjectPortrait of Colonel Samuel Belcher American, 1779 - 1849
Dateabout 1839
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 30 × 25 3/8in. (76.2 × 64.5cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Sarah E. Davis
DescriptionPortrait of Samuel Belcher painted by George Whiting Flagg. Belcher is pictured as a gray-haired older man. He is facing slightly right. He is wearing a black suit, a white shirt with a winged collar, and a black tie. His left arm is resting on the arm of a red chair, and he is holding a cane in his hand. The portrait is framed in a simple gilt frame.
Object number1898.2.0
InscribedOn back of canvas: "Portrait of / Col Samuel Belcher / Born 1779 / Died Aug 29, 1849 / Painted by / George W. Flagg / about the Year 1839 / Restored by / Ellen Earle Flagg 1898"
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