Object Number 1956.0570 A

Object Name

Painting (Portrait)

Title

Unidentified man

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Joseph Willard (Painter)
1738-09/25/1804
Joseph Willard graduated from Harvard in 1765 and received his masters degree from the same institution in 1768. Additionally he was Pastor of the First Parish, Beverly, Massachusetts and first corresponding secretary (1780) of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was the twelfth president of Harvard College.

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1770

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Oil paint; Canvas

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

20 (H) , 13.9 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

50.8 (H) , 35.4 (W)

Measurement Notes

H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.

Object Description

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