Henry Shaw

Cephas Thompson, American, 1775 - 1856

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not dated

Oil on canvas

Overall: 26 1/4 × 22 1/4 in. (66.7 × 56.5 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Eleanor St. George, in memory of her husband, Charles St. George

P.952.73.5

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Painting

Research Area

Painting

Not on view

Inscriptions

Label on reverse: Purchased about 1912 from the Alden Family on the shores of Lake Chautauqua, NY migrated from Middleboro, Mass.

Exhibition History

Carpenter Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1976.

New Selections from the College Collection, Carpenter Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire,February 23-June 30, 1979.

Portraits at Dartmouth, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, Mary 10-April 16, 1978.

Provenance

Alden Family, Lake Chautauqua, New York; sold to Eleanor St. George (1880-unknown), about 1912; given to present collection, 1952.

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