Antique Portrait of Judge William Smith, Gustavus Hesselius

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About the Item

Antique Portrait of Judge William Smith, Gustavus Hesselius Said to have been commissioned from the artist by Judge William Smith (1697-1769) and his first wife Mary Het Smith (1710-1754), and said to have thence passed as follows in the family; Thence by inheritance to Elizabeth Williams, Wethersfield, Connecticut, second wife of Judge Smith, upon the latter's death in 1769; Thence by descent to her step-son, Captain Elisha Williams, in 1776; Thence by descent to Elizabeth Williams Belden, in 1784; Thence by descent to Elizabeth Belden Buck, 1789; Thence by descent to Caroline Handy Gold, 1887; Thence by descent to Frances Theresa Gold Worcester, 1907, and remaining in the Worceser family until 1922; With Copley Gallery, Boston; From whom acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1923 [Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, acc. no. 1423.1923]. Exhibited Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, Exhibition of Early American Portraits, 20 January - 8 March 1925, nos. 15 and 16; Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition of the Cleveland Museum of Art: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition, 26 June - 4 October 1936, nos. 30 and 31; Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Exhibition of Paintings by Hessulius at Swedish Tercentenary Exhibition, 29 June - 17 July 1938, nos. 4 and 5; Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Famous Families in American Art, 8 October - 20 November 20 1960, no. 1; Minneapolis, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Four Centuries of American Art, 27 November 1964 - 19 January 1964, p. 33. Literature Cleveland Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. XI, 1924, pp. 33-34, reproduced p. 35; F. Fairchild Sherman, Early American Paintings, New York 1932, p. 16; A. Burroughs, Limners and Likenesses: Three Centuries of American Painting, Cambridge 1936, p. 30, reproduced pl. 23; H. E. Keyes, "Doubts Regarding Hesselius," in Antiques, vol. XXXIV, 1938, pp. 144-45, reproduced p. 145 (as likely not by Hesselius); A. Chong, European & American Painting in The Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue, Cleveland 1993, p. 269 (as German). Due to the item's age do not expect items to be in perfect condition and I may not describe every little scratch or spot. Please inquire if you have any doubts. I will be more than willing to give you additional information. Please inspect all images for more detailed information and condition of items, pictures are part of my description. I will provide additional photographs if needed.

Dimensions:
Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Diameter: 28 in (71.12 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Paint
Place of Origin:
Unknown
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1801-1900
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Long Island City, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU7386231391942

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