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Museum purchase, 1972.18.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Abner Newton
Museum purchase, 1972.18.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

Abner Newton

PainterPainted by Unknown
Dateabout 1845
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 30 1/8 × 25 1/4in. (76.5 × 64.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionBust-length portrait by an unknown artist of Abner Newton. Newton has short, dark brown hair and is wearing a black jacket and bow tie and a white shirt with a high, stiff collar.
Object number1972.18.1
On View
Not on view
Museum purchase, 1972.18.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Sarah Hall Newton
Unknown
about 1845
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Newton Case Brainard
1963
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Abraham or James Davenport
Unknown
about 1840
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David Munro Rogers
Unknown
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Ira Newell Yale
Ira Newell Yale
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Charles S. Banks
Unknown
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Edward Henry Perkins
Unknown
about 1860
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Sidney Ariel Ensign
Unknown
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William Patten
Unknown
early 19th century
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Captain Henry Hastings
Unknown
about 1860
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Major General David Smith
Unknown
early 20th century
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Roswell Moore II (1761-1847)
Unknown
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