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Painting (Portrait)
Samuel Wardwell
Cephas Thompson
1807
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Cephas Thompson (Artist)
Place of Origin
Bristol; Rhode Island; United States; North America
Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
Museum Object Number
2008.0007 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle.
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Object Number
2008.0007 A
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
Samuel Wardwell
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Cephas Thompson (Artist)
Place of Origin
Bristol; Rhode Island; United States; North America
Date
1807
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Inscription: "Painted 1807 in his 20 year"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
22.5 (W) x 27.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
57.15 (W) x 69.85 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Sissum, Deborah. 1997 "A Most Favorable and Striking Resemblance": The Virginia Portraits of Cephas Thompson". Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts. XXIII (I): 47.
• See article for information on Thompson.