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Portrait of Benjamin Hurd Rhoades

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1862

GUSN

GUSN-53509

Description

Oil portrait of Benjamin Hurd Rhoades (1811-1880). One of two done for the family; the other is in the Redwood Library in Newport, RI, where the subject was a librarian.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
paper (fiber product)
Picture
Portrait
Portrait

Associated Person

Rhoades, Benjamin Hurd

Maker

Seiffert, F. (Artist)

Location of Origin

USA

Dimensions

12 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ella Newton Rhoades

Accession Number

1943.398

Places

Probably Rhode Island (United States)
Probably

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