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Connecticut Historical Society, 1840.29.0  Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2013 The Connecticu…
Rev. Benjamin Boardman
Connecticut Historical Society, 1840.29.0 Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Rev. Benjamin Boardman

PainterPainted by Joseph Steward American, 1753 - 1822
SubjectPortrait of Reverend Benjamin Boardman American, 1731 - 1802
Datelate 18th-early 19th century
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 48 3/4 x 44 3/8in. (123.8 x 112.7cm)
Stretcher (height x width): 42 1/8 x 37 1/2in. (107 x 95.3cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1840.29.0
NotesDate Note: According to museum records, Joseph Steward operated a museum at the Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut as early as 1796, where it is known he would also display his paintings. (Lee 10/23/2014)
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1840.30.0 ©  The Connecticut Historical Society
Joseph Steward
1796-1815
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Joseph Steward
late 18th-early 19th century
Joseph Steward
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Joseph Steward
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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1840.37.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society…
Joseph Steward
late 18th-early 19th century
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1840.39.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society…
Joseph Steward
late 18th-early 19th century
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1840.40.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society…
Joseph Steward
late 18th-early 19th century
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Joseph Steward
about 1792
Gift of Mrs. George (Laura Wolcott) Gibbs and George Gibbs, 1849.1.2, Connecticut Museum of Cul…
Joseph Steward