Portrait #272

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Morgan, Franklin H.
  • Artist:Dodge, John Wood
  • Date Created:1856 January 3
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:14 x 13
  • Image Dimensions:9 x 7
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:1/27/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Oval of a young man in a dark blue silk tie and vest and black formal coat. He has a thin moustache and straight brown hair that falls to just above his collar.
  • History:Inscription on the back of the painting: "Likeness of Franklin H. Morgan (1835-1856) son of Samuel D. Morgan Esq." It is possible this was a posthumous copy of a photograph, based on the pose and background treatment.