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Portrait of James Thompson
Joseph H. Davis (American, 1811–1865)
1832–37
Medium/Technique
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 25.1 x 15.9 cm (9 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.872
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1112, fig. 232 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- portraits. Man standing, in coachman's dress with hat in left hand and whip in right. Brilliant floral carpet.
InscriptionsOn verso in graphite: Jas Thompson / East Concord/ N.H. / one of the first stage drivers from/ Haverhill to Concord/ taken in front of / Eagle Coffee House/ Concord N H
Provenance1960, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 8, 1960)