Painting

Title:

Nathaniel Colby

Object Name:

Painting

Creator:

Shute, Ruth Wittier
Shute, Samuel Addison

Date:

circa1830

Material:

Paint
Wood

Dimensions:

H-1.3 W-4.75 D-0.25 inches

Description:

Portrait of Nathaniel Colby (1764-1852), by Samuel and Ruth Shute. Oil on panel, framed. Bust view, black coat and white shirt. Plain background. (Painting has been cleaned.)
Captain Nathaniel Colby was born in Hopkinton. He and his wife Hannah Lee Colby, ran a tavern in Hopkinton for many years.

Provenance:

Samuel A. Shute (1804-1836) and Ruth Whittier (1803-1882) were married in 1827 and moved to Weare, New Hampshire shortly thereafter. As no paintings have been discovered dated prior to 1827, it is assumed the Shute's began their careers as itinerant artists following their marriage. Their work can be divided into two periods. little is known about the first period, 1827-1831 except that the two artists generally worked separately and the paintings are very primitive. The second period, 1831-1833, is marked by the collaboration of the two where Ruth did the drawing and Samuel did the painting. Samuel died in 1836 and is buried in Concord, NH. Ruth remarried and continued painting until her death in 1882.

Subjects:

Portraits, Portrait paintings, Oil paintings

People:

Colby, Nathaniel, Shute, Samuel A., Shute, Ruth Wittier

Item Number:

1983.1803

Accession Number:

1983.1803

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

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Participating Organization:

Hopkinton Historical Society