Drawing
- Title:
- Josiah Bartlett
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Creator:
- Trumbull, John (1756-1843) -- Artist
- Date:
- 1790
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-4.9 W-3.8 inches
- Description:
- Drawing. Portrait of Josiah Bartlett (1728-1795), by John Trumbull (1756-1843), 1790. Pencil on paper. Vertical rectangle, drawing of head and shoulders. Subject, with long hair, facing right; wearing a stock, waistcoat, and unbuttoned coat. Pencil inscription on back, "Josiah Bartlett / Presidt. of N Hampshire Exeter Novr 20th. 1790." (probably written by Trumbull). Originally framed in gilded frame (unframed at a later date). Typed label on back of frame: "November 20, 1790, Exeter, NH - Bartlett was President of NH at the time" [label not present 04/30/2013]. Paper label adhered to back of frame, inscribed in ink: "Josiah Bartlett / Presidt. of New Hampshire / Exeter Novr 20 / Col. John Trumbull" [pieces of label missing, including year].
- Provenance:
- Bequest by Richard Bartlett (1792-1837) of "lead pencil drawings of Gov Bartlett ..." to the New Hampshire Historical Society. Delivered to NHHS between 1838 and 1841 (numbers not given until 1880). Richard Bartlett was a distant relative of Josiah, who moved from Concord, NH, to New York City in 1832. In New York, he met with Trumbull, handled details of the purchase of the Josiah Bartlett oil portrait from Trumbull, and also acquired the pencil sketch (1836-7). This sketch is the only known likeness of Josiah Bartlett taken from life.
- Subjects:
- Government, Government officials, Revolutionaries, Revolutions
- Place of Origin:
- Exeter, NH
- Collection Name:
- Inventory
- Item Number:
- 1880.033.02
- Accession Number:
- 1880.033
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the New Hampshire Historical Society
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Richard Bartlett
- Participating Organization:
- New Hampshire Historical Society
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