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Thomas and Henry Sergeant
Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741–1827)
about 1787
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height x width: 35 1/2 x 29 in. (90.2 x 73.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jay P. and Pamela D. Moffat in memory of Margaret Perry
Accession Number2013.1727
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceAbout 1787,commissioned by the sitters' parents, Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant (b.1746- d.1793) and his wife Margaret Spencer Sergeant (b.1759- d.1787); 1793, by descent to Thomas Sergeant (b. 1782- d.1860); 1860, to his widow, Sarah Bache Sergeant (b.1788-d.1863, later Mrs. Christopher Grant Perry); 1863, by descent to her daughter, Frances Sergeant Perry (b.1817-d.1903); 1903, by descent to her son,Thomas Sergeant Perry (b.1845- d.1928); 1928, by descent to his daughter Margaret Perry (b. 1876- d. 1970), Boston; 1960, gift of Margaret Perry to her great-nephew, Jay P. Moffat, Hancock, NH; 2013, gift of Jay. P. Moffat to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 18, 2013)