Portrait of Jehiel MEIGS
1800 – 1840 (Date manufactured/created)
Oil on Canvas
Oval portrait of Jehiel MEIGS (1777-1812 ) on rectangular frame. Henry B. Meigs, MEIGS GENEALOGY ( 1901 ) states that the portrait was painted in Savannah, Ga. (p 220). Portrait seems to be of a man older than 35, and is of a later style than 1812. Identification of sitter may be incorrect ( may be Jonathan ) Paper label on back reads: " Mrs. J. M. Hand / PORTRAIT OF JEHIEL MEIGS." 13 7/8 X 17
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