Portrait of Leavitt Hunt

Painting

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Portrait of Leavitt Hunt

Entry/Object ID

2024.6.6

Description

Three-quarter seated portrait of Leavitt Hunt by William Morris Hunt. The oil portrait shows Leavitt in a dark interior, his hair combed from a center part and a short mustache neatly trimmed above his mouth. Hunt leans back in his chair, facing to the right of the viewer into the distance. He wears a three-piece suit with dark jacket and vest, white collared shirt, and dark bowtie. Hunt's weight rests on his right elbow, leaning on the chair arm, and his forearm and hand rest in his lap.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

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 edges of frame

Height

36-1/4 in

Width

31-1/4 in

Dimension Description

sight size within frame

Height

29-3/4 in

Width

24-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hunt, William Morris (1824-1879)