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Gift of Mrs. Nelson Smith, 1989.87.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyr…
John Olmsted
Gift of Mrs. Nelson Smith, 1989.87.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

John Olmsted

PainterPainted by Jared Bradley Flagg American, 1820 - 1899
Date1840-1849
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsFrame (height x width): 29 1/4 × 24 1/4in. (74.3 × 61.6cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Nelson Smith
DescriptionBust-length oval portrait of John Olmsted by Jared Bradley Flagg. Olmsted has dark brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a black jacket and bow tie with a white shirt.
Object number1989.87.1
MarkingsLabel: "John Olmsted b. Sept. 27, 1871 / d. Jan. 25, 1873 / Father of: Frederick Law Olmsted / and Bertha (Olmsted) Niles / who was grandmother of / - Rose Terry (Niles) Smith"

"John Olmsted b. at. E. Hartford - 9/27/1791 / d. 1/25/1873 / m. Mary Ann (Bull) Olmsted 4/25/1827 / Father of Berha (Olmsted) NILES / b. 9/16/1834 / d. 1926 / who was Grandmother of / Rose Terry (Niles) Smith / b. 10/7/1908"InscribedHandwritten on back of frame in black print: "Bolles and Roberts / Hartford"NotesConstituent note: This portrait is listed in "An Illustrated Catalogue of known portraits by Jared B. Flagg, 1820-1899," from an exhibit of Flagg portraits "sponsored by the Stowe-Day Foundation," March 1 - June 30, 1972.
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    Gift of Mrs. Nelson Smith, 1989.87.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyr…
    Mary Ann Bull Olmsted
    Jared Bradley Flagg
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    Eliza Sloan Shepard
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    Mason Seymour
    Jared Bradley Flagg
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    Gift of Elizabeth Yale Hall, 1986.45.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known cop…
    Virgil Dwight Cornish
    Jared Bradley Flagg
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    Joel Cornish
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    about 1845
    Gift of Daisy Grou, 1940.18.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    Eli Gilman
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    probably 1842
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    James Bidwell Gilman
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    1840
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    Martha Wadsworth Francis
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    Rebecca Porter Conner
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    1843
    Gift of Mrs. Amy Jamieson, 1997.147.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright und…
    John Galt
    Jared Bradley Flagg
    1837
    Bequest of Mary Francis, 1944.2.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
    George Francis
    Jared Bradley Flagg
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    Judge Walter Mitchell
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