Jacob Ogden
PainterPainted by
Joseph Steward
American, 1753 - 1822
Date1794
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 29 1/8 × 25 1/2in. (74 × 64.8cm)
Other (overall height x width): 37 1/8 × 33 1/2in. (94.3 × 85.1cm)
Other (overall height x width): 37 1/8 × 33 1/2in. (94.3 × 85.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPortrait of Jacob Ogden by Joseph Steward. Ogden is visible from the waist up. He is wearing a black coat with a stand-up collar, a black vest, and a white shirt with a ruffled bib down the front and a high collar. He is bald on the top of his head and has thin brown hair near his ears and in back. His portrait is surrounded by a gray painted oval.
Object number1981.81.1
InscribedVerso: "Portrait of my great, grand grandfather Jacob Ogden"NotesDate and constituent note: There is a bill of sale from Joseph Steward dated June 27, 1794, documenting the commission of this portrait and that of Jerusha Rockwell Ogden (1981.81.2).On View
Not on view
Joseph Steward
Joseph Steward
Joseph Steward
