Daniel Pierce Thompson

Name/Title

Daniel Pierce Thompson

Entry/Object ID

VHS-A-124

Description

Portrait of a man leaning against a tree with his arms cross. He has short, curly black hair parted at the side. Though he is turned toward the right, he is looking straight at the viewer with one eyebrow raised. He is wearing a black suit, vest, and bowtie with a white shirt that has a standing collar. He is shown outside amid mountains and trees. The mountain in the background may be Camel's Hump.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Thompson, Daniel Pierce (1795–1868)

Context

Daniel Pierce Thompson was a Vermont politician and famous novelist.

Made/Created

Artist

Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903)

Date made

circa 1855

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unframed

Height

40-1/8 in

Width

32-7/8 in

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

49-1/2 in

Width

42-1/4 in

Depth

4-1/4 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America