Possibly a Portrait of Ebenezer Waldo
SubjectPortrait of
Ebenezer Waldo
1771 - 1840
ArtistAttributed to
Charles William Eldridge
1811 - 1883
Datebefore 1840
MediumMiniature; watercolor on ivory on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image length x width): 2 7/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/16in. (6.2 x 4.7 x 0.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William H. Bulkeley
DescriptionHalf-length miniature portrait of an older man with gray hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a white stock or cravat, white shirt, a black waistcoat, and a double-breasted jacket with four gold buttons.
Object number1965.46.3
NotesDate Note: This portrait shows Waldo as an elderly man, probably shortly before his death in 1840. His clothing suggests a date in the 1830s. (Finlay 4/13/2013)On View
Not on view
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