Jeremiah Pearson Hardy
American, 1800-1887
Portrait of Ship Captain David Wheeler Stilson, (b. 1803, Maine, d. 1851), circa 1845
Oil on canvas
22 1/4 x 27 inches

Provenance:
Collection of Charlotte hardy, thence by descent
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, NH, Aug. 21, 2005, lot 845
Quester Gallery, Stonington, CT

A modern note affixed to the backing board offers insight into the relationship between the subject and the artist. It reads, Captain David Wheeler Stilson / Painted in 1845. He was a / nephew of the artist and / was lost at sea / Jeremiah P hardy 1800-1887 / from Mrs. Charlotte Hardy's / family collection

C Property from a Prominent Private Collection

Careful touches of inpaint in the subject's face, neck and cravat; further touches in the sky and in the upper right corner. The work is glue relined.
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