Portrait of a Gentleman
Unknown American, American
about 1820
Oil on canvas
Overall: 35 13/16 × 29 13/16 in. (90.9 × 75.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Richard E. Koester, Class of 1942, and William H. Koester, Class of 1943
P.958.182.2
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
Former Title: John Wheelock, 1754 - 1817, 2nd President of Dartmouth College
Provenance
Purchased at an auction in Baltimore; to Richard E. Koester and William H. Koester, Baltimore, Maryland; given to present collection, 1958.
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