PaintingsAmerican19th century
Edward Everett (1794-1865)
c. 1820
Artists
Gilbert StuartArtist
Edward EverettSitter
Description
Edward Everett was a Unitarian clergyman, statesman, and a famous American orator. He was not only a graduate of Harvard, but also served as president of the University from 1846 to 1849.
Dimensions
68.6 x 54.6 cm (27 x 21 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Edmund Dwight; to his son, Edmund Dwight, 1849; purchased by Edward Everett, 1858; to his daughter, Charlotte Brooks Everett (Mrs. Henry Augustus Wise); to her daughter, Katherine Wise (Mrs. Jacob W. Miller); to her son, Henry W. Miller; his gift to the President and Fellows, Harvard College, 1946.
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