Painter:

Johnston, John 1753-1818  Search this

Subject:

Sumner, Increase  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Massachusetts State House Beacon Hill Boston Massachusetts 02133 Accession Number: 1862.2

Date:

1792

Notes:

Massachusetts Historical Records Survey, "American Portraits. Found in Massachusetts 1620-1825, Vol.ii" Boston, 1939.

Massachusetts Art Commission, "Art in the Massachusetts State House," 1986.

Summary:

Seated portrait of Increase Sumner when he was a member of the Supreme Judicial Court, with powdered hair, and black robe with turnover collar, white bands, and soft linen cuffs. With his hands, he flips through a stack of papers.

Topic:

Portrait male--Waist length  Search this

Occupation--Law--Supreme Court Justice  Search this

Occupation--Political--Governor  Search this

Object--Written Matter--Paper  Search this

Control number:

IAP 82110732

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_196444