Name/Title
David ChesebroughEntry/Object ID
2008.0416.206Description
Oil portrait of David Chesebrough (1702 - 1782)
David Chesebrough, b 2 Feb 1702 Stonington; d 27 Feb 1782 Stonington; lived in Newport RI, wealthy merchant.
m 1) 12 June 1729 Abigail Rogers
2) 8 Oct 1749 Margaret Sylvester of Southold, Long Island.
In 1776 he returned to Stonington; both he and his wife died within a month of each other, and are buried in the Wequetequock Cemetery.
Size: 30 x 25 1/2 inches
Artist: John Smibert/Smybert
Gift of Mrs. Bessie Williams Sherman 1926 (FARL card says 1916)Collection
SHS Art CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
(attributed to) John SmibertRole
ArtistDate made
1750 - 1780Notes
Date: 1750s