Dr. Robert Paddock

Painting

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dr. Robert Paddock

Entry/Object ID

2026.13.1

Description

Portrait of Dr. Robert Paddock. The portrait depicts Paddock seated in a yellow/gray painted bowback Windsor armchair in front of a plain interior backdrop. He wears a black suit and highly decorative pleated white collar and cravat. Paddock holds a human skull in his hands in the lower left corner.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person or Organization

Paddock, Dr. Robert

Context

This is a companion portrait to that of Lydia Powers Paddock, 2014.60.1306. They were likely done by the same artist shortly before Lydia's death in 1815.

Acquisition

Accession

2026.13

Source or Donor

Paddock, Angela M.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1810

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Paddock, Dr. Robert

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Publications

Publication

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