Henry Stevens

Painting

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Henry Stevens

Entry/Object ID

1903.4.1

Description

Portait of a man wearing a black suit jacket, white shirt with a high fall collar, and a black cravat or tie. He has long sideburns and wispy hair on his forehead. His left arm is draped casually on the back of an inlaid wooden side chair, and his is holding a newspaper with the date 1834.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Stevens, Henry (1791-1867)

Context

Henry Stevens was the founder of the Vermont Historical Society.

Acquisition

Accession

1903.4

Source or Donor

Stevens, Charlotte

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1834

Place

Town

Barnet

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unframed

Height

28-5/16 in

Width

21-13/16 in

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

40-11/16 in

Width

34-5/8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stevens, Candace Salter (1792-1874)

Interpretative Labels

Label

Henry Stevens, 1834 Unknown Artist Barnet, VT Oil on canvas GIft of Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Stevens, #A-149 Henry Stevens (1791-1867), of Barnet, Vermont, was somewhat of a Renaissance man. He farmed, ran an inn, kept the toll road, served his town in the legislature, and had a reputation as Vermont's greatest antiquarian. Along with three other gentlemen, he founded the Vermont Historical Society through an act of the legislature in 1838. He served for 18 years as its president.