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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Oil Painting - George Beach
Object Number
1995-09-1
Description
Oil on canvas portrait of Mr. George Beach, (1788-1860), 1/2 length oval image of an elderly man, central balding with thick white crown, wearing a black jacket, vest, and bow tie, white shirt and high white collar. Very green complexion, probably from dirt?
Comment
George Beach (1788-1860) was born in Litchfield, the son of Ebenezer and Lucy (Steele) Beach. Ebenezer waas a goldsmith in Litchfield and in Hartford. George became the first cashier and the fourth President of the Phoenix Bank branch in hartford, CT, 1837-1860.
Category
Date Made
ca. 1855
Dimensions
Oval: 20" x 17 1/2"
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