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Gift of Henry O. Milliken, Jr., 2004.106.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermi…
Eleazer Lord
Gift of Henry O. Milliken, Jr., 2004.106.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Eleazer Lord

PainterPainted by William Johnston American, 1732 - 1772
SubjectPortrait of Eleazer Lord American, 1699 - 1786
Dateabout 1762
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 58 x 47 1/4in. (147.3 x 120cm)
Stretcher (height x width): 50 x 39 1/8in. (127 x 99.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Henry O. Milliken, Jr.
Object number2004.106.1
NotesHistorical Note: Eleazer Lord was the son of Benjamin Lord (1666-1713) of Saybrook, Connecticut, and a major land owner and merchant of the "Lord's Bridge" section of Norwich (now Baltic). His wife, Abigail Cheeseborough Mumford, was the widow of Thomas Mumford of Groton when Lord married her in 1754. These portraits are remarkable for never having been restored. Like all the Johnston portraits on view, they retain their original Boston frames.

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Alexander Hamilton Emmons
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1887
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1865
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William Francis Joseph Boardman
1903
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Senator William Samuel Johnson
after 1793
Gift of William P. Gwinn, 1971.50.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
William Ruthven Wheeler
1874