Portrait of Jonathan Hunt

Painting

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Portrait of Jonathan Hunt

Entry/Object ID

2024.6.5

Description

Three-quarter length portrait of Jonathan Hunt by William Morris Hunt. Jonathan Hunt stands in a three-piece suit in front of a pale tan background. His dark brown hair is combed back from his face and trimmed short. He wears a black suit jacket and vest with a gold watch chain peeking out at his midsection, a white collared shirt, and dark blue bowtie over tan pants. The painting is signed in the lower right corner, and resides in a carved gilt gesso frame.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Subject Person

Hunt, Jonathan (1771-1843)

Acquisition

Accession

2024.6

Source or Donor

Brooks Memorial Library

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Hunt, William Morris (1824-1879)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall to outside of frame

Height

55 in

Width

44-1/2 in

Dimension Description

sight size inside frame

Height

34-1/4 in

Width

45 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hunt, Jonathan (1771-1843)

Person or Organization

Hunt, William Morris (1824-1879)