Judge William Smith

Name/Title

Judge William Smith

Entry/Object ID

MP.88.343 a-b

Description

a. Painting: Bust-length portrait of Smith as elderly gentleman wearing white wig, body turned toward sitter's right, three-quarter view of face: wears brown coat and vest and white stock; brown eyes, round face; framed by oval dark brown background b. Frame: Carved gilded frame, pierced, with undulating shell and leafy motifs; interior border resembles roping; printed on reverse in ink: "VERA EFFIGIES/ GULIELMI SMITH ARMI./ Anno. Etatis. LIV/ Johannes Wollaston Pinxit/ A.D. MDCCCLI"; Labels on reverse "CHAS. F. P. DILLON, PICTURE RESTORER/ 1024 SIXTH AV_./ 58th STREET STA___/" and "Portrait of Judge William Smith/ son of Thomas Smith and Susanna Odell/ born at New Port Royall in the ______/ of _____ England 8th Octob__".

Artwork Details

Medium

Canvas, Oil Paint, Wood, Gilt, Canvas, oil paint, wood, gilt

Subject Person or Organization

Judge William Smith

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Wollaston

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1751

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.88.343 A-B
MP.88.343a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

33 in

Width

27 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 33 x 27 in. (83.8 x 68.6 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

29-1/4 in

Width

24-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 29 1/4 x 24 3/8 in. (74.3 x 61.9 cm)

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: See treatment report in object file.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brigadier General John Ross Delafield

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Maturin Livingston Delafield Jr.

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Judge William Smith

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

There is another portait of Judge William Smith by Wollaston in the collection of the New-York Historical Society.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Montgomery Room