Jonathan Brooks
Artist
James Frothingham
(American, 1786–1864)
Date1823
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas: 66 x 55.2 cm (26 x 21 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1918.2
Label TextFrothingham was a student and close follower of Gilbert Stuart. He settled in New York in 1826 and enjoyed a successful career as a portraitist.
This painting and its companion were painted in 1823, when Frothingham was still active in Boston and most strongly under Stuarts influence. Jonathan Brooks was a tanner and merchant in Medford, Massachusetts.
ProvenanceFrank W. Bayley, Boston MAOn View
Not on view
