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Unidentified gentleman of the Belcher family

Unidentified gentleman of the Belcher family Oil on canvas portrait
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Oil on canvas portrait by unidentified artist of the American school, circa 1760

74 cm x 63.5 cm; in frame (visible in large image): 94.5 cm x 83.5 cm

Artwork 01.212


This portrait was formerly identified as Governor Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757) by Franz Lippoldt, 1729, because of extensive overpainting. The painting was conserved in 1977 and the extensive overpainting that matched John Faber's 1734 mezzotint of the 1729 portrait of Belcher by Richard Philips was removed. After the conservation treatment (and the removal of the overpainting) the circa 1760 portrait of the unidentified gentleman was revealed.