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John Parker, Jr.

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Artist

Chester Harding (American 1792–1886)

Date

about 1830

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm)

Description

male portrait; 1/3 length; early middle age, dark hair combed forward at temples; dark coat with several golden buttons visible; white stock and shirt; body turned to viewer’s left, face frontal

Credit Line

Gift of Suzannah C. Ames, 1995

Object Number

UR274

The Reverend Doctor Thaddeus Mason Harris

<img width="1200" height="1450" src="https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR253-OLD-1200x1450.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR253-OLD-1200x1450.jpg 1200w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR253-OLD-248x300.jpg 248w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR253-OLD-848x1024.jpg 848w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR253-OLD-768x928.jpg 768w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR253-OLD-1271x1536.jpg 1271w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR253-OLD.jpg 1504w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />

Artist

Chester Harding (American 1792–1886)

Date

about 1820

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

29 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. (75.6 x 62.2 cm)

Credit Line

Athenæum purchase, 1993

Object Number

UR253

Hannah Doane Wells

<img width="1200" height="1375" src="https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR224-NEA2012-1200x1375.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR224-NEA2012-1200x1375.jpg 1200w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR224-NEA2012-262x300.jpg 262w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR224-NEA2012-894x1024.jpg 894w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR224-NEA2012-768x880.jpg 768w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR224-NEA2012-1341x1536.jpg 1341w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR224-NEA2012.jpg 1690w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />

Artist

Chester Harding (American 1792–1886)

Date

n.d.

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

26 x 21 1/2 in. (66 x 54.6 cm)

Description

female portrait, 1/3 length; middle aged, dark hair, lace bonnet and collar, white gauzy shawl, dark dress; body turned to viewer’s right, face frontal

Credit Line

Gift of Charles W. Robertson, 1986

Object Number

UR224

Hannah Adams

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Artist

Chester Harding (American 1792–1886)

Date

about 1827

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

36 1/4 x 27 7/8 in. (92 x 70.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of several ladies, 1833

Object Number

UR153

Daniel Webster

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Artist

Chester Harding (American 1792–1886)

Date

1828–30, 1849–51

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

93 3/4 x 58 3/4 in. (238.2 x 149.3 cm)

Inscription

Inscribed lower right: C. HARDING 1849

Credit Line

Gift of several subscribers, 1832

Object Number

UR107

John Marshall

<img width="1097" height="1800" src="https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR106-OLD.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR106-OLD.jpg 1097w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR106-OLD-183x300.jpg 183w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR106-OLD-624x1024.jpg 624w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR106-OLD-768x1260.jpg 768w, https://bostonathenaeum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UR106-OLD-936x1536.jpg 936w" sizes="(max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px" />

Artist

Chester Harding (American 1792–1886)

Date

1830

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

95 9/16 x 60 1/4 in. (242.8 x 153 cm)

Credit Line

Athenæum purchase, 1830

Object Number

UR106