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Hon. Walter Folger, Jr. (1765-1849), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Hathaway, James S. active 1839-1850/52  Search this
Subject:
Folger, Walter, Jr  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Nantucket Historical Association Nantucket Massachusetts 02554 Accession Number: 1897.110.1
Date:
Ca. 1840-1850
Notes:
Jehle, Michael A., ed., "Picturing Nantucket: an art history of the island with paintings from the collection of the Nantucket Historical Association: works by artists born before 1900," Nantucket, MA: Nantucket Historical Association, 2000, fig. 25.
Summary:
Waist-length, seated portrait of Honorable Walter Folger, Jr. holding an object in his right hand.
Topic:
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Occupation--Science--Mathematician  Search this
Occupation--Science--Astronomer  Search this
Occupation--Law--Judge  Search this
Object  Search this
Control number:
IAP 88580008
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_354877