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Deposited by Mary Catherine Havens and later museum purchase, 1962.44.1, Connecticut Historical…
Benjamin Adams
Deposited by Mary Catherine Havens and later museum purchase, 1962.44.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Benjamin Adams

SubjectPortrait of Benjamin Adams 1735 - 1816
PainterAttributed to Dr. Samuel Broadbent American, 1759 - 1828
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 34 × 26in. (86.4 × 66cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineDeposited by Mary Catherine Havens and later museum purchase
DescriptionPortrait of Benjamin Adams attributed to Samuel Broadbent or Rowena Broadbent Margon. Adams is portrayed in older age, with white hair. He is wearing a white shirt front and stock, a red vest, and a black coat. In his right hand, he is holding the wooden handle of a tool or other object.
Object number1962.44.1
On View
Not on view
Museum purchase, 2017.72.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
Lemuel Adams
February 4, 1828
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.20, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
John Churchill
about 1812
Gift of Charles E. Bissell, 1968.55.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copy…
Dr. Samuel Broadbent
May 1819
Gift of Charles E. Bissell, 1968.55.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copy…
Dr. Samuel Broadbent
May 1819
Gift of the estate of Clara M. Beckley, 1963.7.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copy…
Erastus Salisbury Field
about 1836
Gift of Paul S. Koda, 2004.30.11.9.23a, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determine…
Kneeland and Adams
about 1955
Gift of Paul S. Koda, 2004.30.22.19.3, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determined
Kneeland and Adams
1921-1988
Gift of Edgar Welles, 1905.1.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Gideon Welles
Gift of Mrs. Edwin D. McCauley, 1975.2.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermine…
Unknown
early 20th century