Samuel Huntington
SubjectPortrait of
Governor Samuel Huntington
American, 1731 - 1796
Date1790-1800
MediumPainting; oil on cardboard in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 9 1/2 × 7 3/4in. (24.1 × 19.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPortrait of Samuel Huntington, possibly a forgery of a work by Robert Edge Pine actually painted by George J. Shepard.
Object number1976.23.0
MarkingsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts label on frame: "The Burlingham Coll. 39 E. 49th St. N.Y."InscribedVerso of painting: "Saml Huntingon / Drawn from the Life at / Philadelphia for / Benjm Huntington / of Norwich / R. E. Pine / pinx / 1785"On frame: "SAMUEL HUNTINGTON (1731-1796) / Signer of the Declaration of Independence / President of the Continental Congress 1779-1881 / Governor of Connecticut 1786-1796 / by ROBERT EDGE PINE (1730-1789)"NotesSubject note: Painting was purchased knowing it was likely a forgery.
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