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Object Name
Oil Painting - William Smith Tallmadge
Object Number
1972-05-3
Description
Oil on canvas painting of Lt. Colonel William Smith Tallmadge (1785-1822). Half-length image, facing slightly to the right. Sitter has curly brown hair, long sideburns, brown eyes, and a large nose. He is wearing the uniform of the 46th United States Army - a jacket with gold epaulets, small brass buttons, and high collar and a white shirt with ruffle, high collar and black cravat.
Comment
Lt. Colonel William Smith Tallmadge (1785-1822) was the oldest child of Colonel Benjamin and Mary Floyd Tallmadge, named for his uncle who died of starvation in a British prison. As an adult, William was a representative for B. Tallmadge & Co. in New York. He served in the War of 1812 as Lt. Colonel for the 46th United States Infantry. He died unmarried in Leicester (formerly Moscow), New York, in 1822 at the age of 37.
Category
Maker
Date Made
ca. 1820
Dimensions
Painting: 30" x 24"; Frame: 39" x 32"
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