General Henry Champion
SubjectPortrait of
General Henry Champion
American, 1751 - 1836
Date1840-1844
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 20 1/8 × 16in. (51.1 × 40.6cm)
Frame (height x width): 29 1/4 × 25 1/4in. (74.3 × 64.1cm)
Frame (height x width): 29 1/4 × 25 1/4in. (74.3 × 64.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionFramed portrait painting of Henry Champion by Henry Bryant, after a work by Simon Fitch. Champion is depicted in older age; he has white hair that is short on the top and longer at the sides. He is wearing a black jacket, vest, and breeches, and a white cravat. He is seated at a table, his right arm rest on top of a map of his land that is sitting on the tabletop.
Object number1985.237.0
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