Portrait of Dr. Abel Catlin



Object ID:
1921-04-1
Category:
Images of People
Medium:
oil on canvas
Creator:
Attributed to George Catlin (1796-1872)
Date:
ca. between 1840 and 1850
Held at:
Litchfield Historical Society
Associated Place:
Litchfield, CT
Size:
39 1/2" length x 36 1/4" width
Description:
Oil on canvas 3/4 length portrait of Dr. Abel Catlin, (1770-1856) as elderly man, high forehead, whisps of white hair, deep set blue eyes, wrinkled face, wearing a black jacket with wide cut lapels, high white collar and white cravat, dark background. Framed - wood painted gold with wide molding

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