Portraits Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
PA.133 |
Title |
Paul Mumford |
Artist |
unknown |
Date |
n.d. |
Description |
Paul Mumford (1734-1805), a graduate of Yale University in 1754, was Justice of the Superior Court of Rhode Island in 1778, Chief Justice (1781-1784), and deputy governor of Rhode Island (1803-1805). Portrait. Adult Male Subject. Mid-Waist Length View. He is turned 3/4ths to his right. He has grey hair and wears a white necktie, white shirt, and black coat. There is a brown background. Formerly attributed to Samuel King. |
Object Name |
Painting |
Medium |
Oil Paint |
Material |
Canvas |
Dimensions |
H-58.5 W-46.3 cm |
Credit line |
Bequest of Avis C. Mumford |
Provenance |
1885, October 12 - Bequest of Avis C. Mumford |
Inscription Location |
on back |
Inscriptions and Marks |
Klimann 1975 |
Collection |
Painting |
People |
Mumford, Avis C. unknown Mumford, Paul, 1734-1805 |
Notes |
Formerly #7. Samuel King's portraits of Benjamin and Mrs. Mumford at Newport Historical Society show similarities of style. Frames of all three are matching, size of canvas is the same etc. |
Related Publications |
Annals (431); Annual Report 1956-57 (23); ACC Restoration, Dolan ; 1971 (Summer) Rhode Island History 30 (105) |