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Gift of Charles E. Bissell, 1968.55.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copy…
Romanta Woodruff
Gift of Charles E. Bissell, 1968.55.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Romanta Woodruff

PainterPainted by Dr. Samuel Broadbent American, 1759 - 1828
SubjectPortrait of Romanta Woodruff American, 1787 - 1837
DateMay 1819
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 32 × 36in. (81.3 × 91.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Charles E. Bissell
DescriptionPortrait of Romanta Woodruff by Samuel Broadbent. Woodruff is seated in a rush-seated fancy chair. He is wearing a mustard-colored jacket, a patterned item below it with a high collar that extends beyond the collar of the jacket, a pleated white item, and a white bowtie. The sides of his brown hair are swept forward in feathers and he has sideburns; the top of his head is bald. He is holding a book upright in his hands; the word "Agriculture" is visible on its spine.
Object number1968.55.1
NotesDate note: Romanta Woodruff noted in his diary on May 19, 1819, that "Doc't Samuel Broadbent here taking my likeness."
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