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Gift of Mrs. Courtney Brown, 1974.19.3, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
William Worcester Lyman
Gift of Mrs. Courtney Brown, 1974.19.3, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright

William Worcester Lyman

PainterPainted by William Ruthven Wheeler American, 1832 - 1893
Date1888
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 36 × 29in. (91.4 × 73.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Courtney Brown
DescriptionPortrait of William Worcester Lyman by W.R. Wheeler. Lyman is pictured in middle age, wearing a dark suit and vest, with his white shirt and black bow tie visible. He has a beard but no mustache. His right arm and hand are visible leaning on a table or chair.
Object number1974.19.3
On View
Not on view
Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1974.93.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
William Weston Patton
William Ruthven Wheeler
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William Mather
William Ruthven Wheeler
1868
Gift of William P. Gwinn, 1971.50.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Henry Kellogg
William Ruthven Wheeler
1874
Gift of Elizabeth Yale Hall, 1950.1.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
William Allen Mather
William Ruthven Wheeler
1868
Gift of James Hammond Trumbull, 1888.6.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
James Hammond Trumbull
William Ruthven Wheeler
1879
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Laura Louise Lester Taylor (Mrs. Samuel Taylor)
William Ruthven Wheeler
1866
CHS collection,1973.128.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Man with Mustache
William Ruthven Wheeler
1884
Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1974.93.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Mary Boardman Patton
William Ruthven Wheeler
1882
Gift of Mrs. Dorothy R. Taylor from the estate of Carolyn B. Taylor, 1986.105.4, Connecticut Hi…
Frank Howard Lincoln
William Ruthven Wheeler
1865
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Julia Taylor
William Ruthven Wheeler
1866
Gift of Ada Louise Taylor, 1956.63.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Ada Louise Taylor
William Ruthven Wheeler
1865 or 1866
Gift of Leila Dorothy Samson, 1981.57.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Henry Lyman Welch
Unknown
mid-19th century
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