Nathan Lord (1792-1870), Class of 1821H, 6th President of Dartmouth College (1828-1863)

Thomas Bayley Lawson, American, 1807 - 1888

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about 1846

Oil on canvas

Overall: 30 × 25 in. (76.2 × 63.5 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Lent by Dr. Frederic Pomeroy Lord, Class of 1898

EL.P.X.63.1

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Painting

Research Area

Painting

Not on view

Publication History

Proslavery: A History of the Defense of Slavery in America, Publisher: University of Georgia.

Provenance

Elizabeth King Leland Lord (1791-1870) and Nathan Lord (1792-1870), President of Dartmouth College and Class of 1821H, by 1846; to thier son the Reverend John King Lord (1819-1849), Class of 1836, Cincinnati, Ohio; to his son Dr. Frederic Pomeroy Lord (1876-1970, Class of 1898, Hanover, New Hampshire; lent to present collection, about 1952.

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