William Richardson Davie, Class of 1776 (1756-1820)
William Richardson Davie, Class of 1776 (1756-1820)

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William Richardson Davie, Class of 1776 (1756-1820),

ca. 1920

Horace T. Carpenter, American, 1857–1947
PP179

Information

Title
William Richardson Davie, Class of 1776 (1756-1820)
Dates

ca. 1920

Maker
Horace T. Carpenter
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
102 x 76.5 cm (40 3/16 x 30 1/8 in.) frame: 116.8 x 92.1 x 5.1 cm. (46 x 36 1/4 x 2 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University, presented by Preston Davie
Object Number
PP179
Inscription
On back: "The features are based on the portrait at Chapel Hill, N.C., in possession of the Univ. of N.C. made by Giles Louis Chretien, Paris, France in 1800, and a miniature copper engraving by the same artist now in the possession of Preston Davie, Tuxedo Park." Inscribed in black ink on frame, verso: "General William Richardson Davie / 1756-1820 / painted by / Horace J. Carpenter- Philadelphia 1920"
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
governors, figures (representations), men, portraits, epaulets

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