Portrait of Dr. George Bensell

Name/Title

Portrait of Dr. George Bensell

Entry/Object ID

X1997.3

Description

Portrait of a white young man first identified as Daniel W. Coxe (see related article), but later determined by Cybelle Gontar to be a young Dr. George Bensell of Germantown, with brown hair parted in the middle. Fair skin and brown eyes. Left hand rests on his hip, right hand is at his stomach with thumb resting inside, Jacket is dark blue with three columns of gold buttons. White vest and cravat, white trousers with buttons. Dark brown ground with faint oval surrounding figure.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on canvas, wood frame

Made/Created

Artist

de Salazar, Jose

Place

* Untyped Place

USA

Notes

Author: de Salazar, Jose

Dimensions

Height

35-1/2 in

Width

26-3/8 in

Depth

1 in

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Germantown Crier 49(2):71-74