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Painting (Portrait)
Major Benjamin Huger
Henry Benbridge
June 1779 (1779-1779)
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry Benbridge (Artist)
Place of Origin
South Carolina; South; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1971.0278 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Edmond du Pont and Mrs. Ellason Downs
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Object Number
1971.0278 A
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
Major Benjamin Huger
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Henry Benbridge (Artist)
Place of Origin
South Carolina; South; United States; North America
Date
June 1779 (1779-1779)
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
29.12 (H) x 24 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
73.98 (H) x 60.96 (W)
Measurement Notes
framed 35 ½ x 31 ½ in.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Stewart, Robert G. 1971 Henry Benbridge (1743-1812): American Portrait Painter.
• cat. No. 156, p. 86, illustrated p. 87Book: Mack, Angela D. & McInnis, Maurie D. 2000 Henry Benbridge: Charleston Portrait Painter (1743-1812).
• cat. no. 15, p. 70; illustrated p. 71; pp. 15-16Book: Evans, Dorinda. 1980 Benjamin West and His American Students.
• p. 33Book: Graves, Algernon. 1905 The Royal Academy of Arts. 8 vols.
• Vol. 1, p. 178Book: Lossing, Benson John. 1859 The Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution. 2 vols.
• Vol. 2, pp. 554-555Book: McInnis, Maurie D. & Mack, Angela D. 1999 In Pursuit of Refinement: Charlestonians Abroad, 1740-1860.
• pp. 29-30Book: Ramsay, David. 1809 The History of South Carolina: from its first settlement in 1670, to the year 1808. 2 vols.
• Vol. 1, pp. 307-308Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• cat. no. 36; pp. 68-69Book: Rutledge, Anna Wells. Artists in the Life of Charleston: Through Colony and State From Restoration to Reconstruction.
• pp. 122-3Article: Stewart, Robert G. & Boswell, James. 1970 "The Portraits of Henry Benbridge". American Art Journal. 2 (2): 58-71.