William Bonnell

American, 1804 - 1865

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The image shows a man facing forward with his body slightly angled to the right. He has an expressionless face with a slightly furrowed brow, a pronounced nose, thin lips, and light eyes. His hair is balding on top with some hair around the sides and back. He is dressed in formal attire, including a black coat, a light brown vest, a white shirt with a high collar and a white cravat. He holds a cane or walking stick with his right hand. He is seated near a green surface, possibly a chair or bench. The background features a painted backdrop of a pastoral scene with a wooden bridge over a river and trees in the distance. A red draped curtain runs across the top of the image.
William Bonnell, Clement Bonnell, c. 1825, oil on wood, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1953.5.3

Clement Bonnell

William Bonnell · c. 1825 · oil on wood ·  Accession ID  1953.5.3

Bibliography

1924

  • Dutcher, G. T. "Joseph Kamm." Americana (American Historical Magazine 18 (1924): 466-468.

1976

  • "Bonnell Tavern." In A History of Union Township Hunterdon County Written by Members of the Bicentennial Committee. Union, New Jersey, 1976: unpaginated.

1992

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 24-25.