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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Oil Painting - Dr. Josiah Gale Beckwith (1803-1871) and son Josiah Gale Beckwith, Jr. (1838-1911)
Object Number
2003-54-1
Description
Oil on canvas. Dr. Beckwith sits in a red upholstered arm chair. To his right is a table with a green table cloth. There are leather bound books and some papers on the table. A heavy red curtain hangs behind him. His son is standing to his left. Dr. Beckwith has his arm around his son's shoulder. Dr. Beckwith wears a black suit with vest, a white shirt and a black tie. He has short reddish brown hair with a receding hairline. His son has curly reddish brown hair and large brown eyes. He wears what appears to be a one piece blue jumpsuit with a white lace collar.
Comment
Signed bottom center, in red, "H.R. SNYDER/PINXT - 1843."
Category
Maker
Date Made
1843
Dimensions
55" long x 45 3/4" wide
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