William Patten
PainterPainted by
Unknown
Dateearly 19th century
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsFrame (height x width): 35 1/8 × 30 3/8in. (89.2 × 77.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harlow D. Savage, Jr.
DescriptionWaist-length portrait of William Patten by an unknown artist. Patten is pictured sitting in a chair with red upholstery. He is wearing a black jacket with a shawl collar, a black vest, and a white cravat or stock tie over a stiff white collar. In the background, there is green fabric and pink clouds.
Object number1993.92.1
InscribedBack of canvas: "RESTORED RELINED PORTRAIT FALL 1947 / BY ALEX PORTER / JACKSON HEIGHTS N.Y."Left edge of frame in pencil: "GENTLEMAN"
Top edge of frame: "18"
Right edge of frame: "2186"
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Ira Newell Yale
Hannah Scoville Yale
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