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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Jared Bradley Flagg
Jared Bradley Flagg
Jared Bradley Flagg
Jared Bradley Flagg