Portrait of Bishop William White
Portrait of Bishop William White
Portrait of Bishop William White

Portrait of Bishop William White

Object number86.1.177
Artist
Date1815-1836
MediumOil on canvas; Wood
Credit LineGift of the Mary Burgwin Estate
DescriptionFramed oil painting. Portrait of an older man with white thinning hair. He is wearing a black robe with a white collar. The background is dark but lightens at the subjects shoulders. The portrait is oval but the gold frame is square with an oval inlay.Dimensions31.8749 x 27.7499 in. (81 x 70.5 cm)
Signednone
InscriptionsPlaque: Bishop William White/1748-1836/Gift of the Burgwin Estate
Historical NotesWilliam White was the first bishop consecrated in England for the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States (also called the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and the first presiding bishop of that church.
Previous owner (1862 - 1957)
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