Bradley Brown, Esquire
James Henry Cafferty, American, 1819 - 1869
1852
Oil on canvas
Sheet (Irreg.): 11 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (29.2 × 24.1 cm)
Frame: 17 7/16 × 15 1/2 in. (44.3 × 39.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frank P. Stetz in memory of David Stewart Hull, Class of 1960
P.2004.83.11
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in black ink, below center, on reverse: Painted by / James H. Cafferty. N. York / AD 1852; inscribed, in black ink, top, reverse: B. BROWN, ESQR. N York.; inscribed, in black ink, lower left, on reverse: [Masonic tool symbol] / A.L 5852.
Provenance
Christie's East, New York, November 30, 1988, lot 23, Post-sale acquisitions; sold to Frank Stetz, New York; given to present collection, 2004.
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