Artist/Maker
William Sidney Mount
(American, 1807 – 1868)
Depicted
William Seabury
(1805 – 1833)
William Seabury (1805-1833)
1825
Graphite on card mounted on card
Overall: 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 10.8 x 7.9 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Gift of Andrew Oliver
1963.20
The subject was the third son of Rev. Charles Seabury and Anne (Saltonstall) Seabury. He was born in New London, Connecticut, and in 1814 moved to Setauket, Long Island, with his family. He suffered from poor heath, became blind, and died at an early age.
DescriptionPortraitInscribedInscribed and signed at lower right in graphite: "1825. W. S. MOUNT."
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
