Portrait of Henry Baldwin

Object number86.1.12 a,b

Date1848

MediumOil on canvas; Wood

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Robert P. Eisenhardt

DescriptionFramed oil painting. Three-quarter frontal view bust portrait depicting a middle-aged man dressed in a black, large-collared suit coat with a white shirt and tied-collar. The man's expression is somber. His lips are held tightly creating facial lines/strains. Background is brown-blackDimensions36.9999 x 28.9999 in. (94 x 73.7 cm)
SignedMetal plaquette on frame obverse base stretcher
Historical NotesHenry Baldwin was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from January 6, 1830 to April 21,1844.

Related person Henry Baldwin (1780 - 1844)

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