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Portrait of Reverend Daniel Marrett in a black coat with white stock, right arm draped on chair, scroll in left hand.
oil painting (technique)
oil painting (technique)
Painting
This portrait of Daniel Marrett was painted by John Brewster, a deaf, itinerant painter from nearby Buxton, Maine. Brewster was a prolific and popular folk artist. In this portrait, Daniel Marrett is presented as a man of strength and dignity, well-suited to his role as Standish, Maine's moral arbiter and leading citizen. The prominence of place held by the painting in this room speaks to the reverence in which he was held by his children and grandchildren.
Marrett, Daniel, 1767-1836
Used At Marrett House (Standish, Me.),
Brewster, John, Jr., 1766-1854 (Artist)
35 5/8 x 30 5/8 x 2 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Frances S. Marrett
1959.299
Title Marrett family papers Accession Number
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