Name/Title
Elijah Paine (1757-1842)Entry/Object ID
2013.50.3Description
Pastel of Elijah Paine (1757-1842) behind beveled glass [with black spacer]. Profile of man facing left, short gray hair with back braid. Clean shaven wearing a taupe coat and white cravat. His vest has a dark line running through the fabric.Type of Painting
PaperArtwork Details
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PastelSubject Person
Paine, Elijah (1757-1842)Context
A Revolutionary War veteran and Harvard graduate, Elijah Paine first settled in Windsor, Vermont and then later in Williamstown.
In addition to farming and owning a series of businesses, he also maintained a law practice. He served a number of state elected positions, including representative from Williamstown. He was the secretary to the 1777 Vermont Constitutional Convention and served in Vermont's judiciary as both probate judge and supreme court justice. We was a Federalist United States Senator from 1795 to 1801 when he was appointed and resigned to become the United States District judge for the district of Vermont by President John Adams.
James Sharples, the artist who created this work, was an English immigrant to the new United States and made much of his career in painting profile portraits of prominent U.S. politicians. He used a device called the physiognotrace to produce an accurate silhouette of the sitter and then filled out the remainder of the portrait. He retained the original tracing so that he could produce and sell copies of popular likenesses.Acquisition
Accession
2013.50Source or Donor
Paine, FrancisAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Sharples, James, Sr. (1751-1811)Date made
circa 1796Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
15 inWidth
13-1/4 inDepth
3 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Paine, Elijah (1757-1842)