Provenance

Katherine Boyer Coolidge

Boyer, Katherine

American, 1755 - 1829

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The image depicts the upper half of a man's body in a portrait. He is positioned slightly angled to his right but his face is turned towards the viewer. The man has a fair complexion with rosy cheeks, light-colored eyes, and a straight nose. His hair is white, curly, and close-cropped to his head. He is wearing a dark jacket with a high collar and a white cravat tucked into the jacket. The background is a solid deep red. There are no visible accessories or objects around him.
Gilbert Stuart, Joseph Coolidge, 1820, oil on wood, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1940.1.3

Joseph Coolidge

Gilbert Stuart · 1820 · oil on wood ·  Accession ID  1940.1.3

Bibliography

1912

  • Pomeroy, Albert A. History and Genealogy of the Pomeroy Family. Toldeo, Ohio, 1912: 513

1930

  • Coolidge, Emma Downing. Descendants of John and Mary Coolidge of Watertown, Massachusetts. Boston, 1930:335, 354, 355

1995

  • Miles, Ellen G. American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1995: 263