Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
L.1984.1 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Portrait of Benjamin Smith Barton |
Artist |
Jennings, Samuel |
Date |
1789 |
Description |
Half-length portrait of a seated figure facing forward with body turned slightly to his right. Figure has a fair complexion, brown hair, and wears a dark suit with a white lace jabot. His left arm rests on a green table with a book next to his left elbow and his right hand holds plan of one of the Ohio Indian mounds. A tree is directly behind him to his left and the background depicts a landscape with green grass, trees, and a blue sky dotted with clouds. |
Medium |
Oil on canvas |
Dimensions |
H-36 W-31.25 D-1.75 inches |
Dimension Details |
Framed |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society. On deposit from the First Pennsylvania Bank, 1984. |
Search Terms |
18th century eighteenth century painting botany |