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Portrait of Richard Hawley Tucker (1791-1867)

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1833

GUSN

GUSN-20058

Description

Half-length, frontal oil portrait of a man, Richard Hawley Tucker (1791-1867), with light brown hair, blue eyes and wearing a black coat, yellow vest, blue scarf and white shirt. His left shoulder points away from the viewer and his arm rests on a shelf. Mounted in an ornate, four inch gilt frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
Picture
Portrait
Oil on Canvas
Portrait

Inscription

Painted on left side center: ""Feulard/ 1833""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

People and Organizations

Capt. Richard Hawley Tucker

Maker

Feulard (Maker)

Location of Origin

Le Havre, France

Dimensions

30.5 x 27 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.291

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