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Captain Josiah Macy (1785-1871), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Hicks, Thomas 1823-1890  Search this
Subject:
Macy, Josiah  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Nantucket Historical Association Nantucket Massachusetts 02554 Accession Number: 92.7.6
Date:
Ca. 1839
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. 145.
Summary:
Waist-length portrait of Captain Josiah Macy seated with his left arm resting on a table. He holds a piece of paper in his left hand and additional paper is on the table in the lower right corner.
Topic:
Portrait male--Waist length  Search this
Occupation--Transportation--Captain  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Paper  Search this
Control number:
IAP 88580066
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_354995