Samuel Meeker, (painting).

Samuel Meeker, (painting).

Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828, painter.

Samuel Meeker, (painting).

Approx. 29 x 24 in.

Portrait of Samuel Meeker seated in front of a deep red-brown curtain, his body turned slightly to the right,his gaze directed toward the viewer, and his hands resting on a table in front of him. He wears a dark jacket with gold buttons, a grey waistcoat and a white shirt.

Portrait male -- Meeker, Samuel -- Waist length

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Restricted Owner, Santa Cruz, California

Formerly in the collection of Meeker, Samuel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brookfield, Job, Mrs. (Phebe Meeker Cochran),

Martin, John Ludlum, Mrs. (Mary Brookfield), Rahway, New Jersey

Martin, Thomas Mulford, Rahway, New Jersey

Martin, Emma, Princeton, New Jersey

Cory, Lewis L., Mrs. (Carrie Martin), San Jose, California

Cory, Edith, Fresno, California

This portrait is not found in Lawrence Park's "Gilbert Stuart, an Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works" (New York: W.E. Rudge, 1926).Samuel Meeker was a successful Philadelphia merchant involving in shipping, banking and insurance. IAP files contain a copy the Philadelphia Gazette (Oct. 28, 1797) advertisement Meeker, Denman & Co. Dry Goods and Hard Ware (20 South Front Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Samuel Meeker was in business with his first cousin William Parson Meeker (also painted by Gilbert Stuart, listed in the Lawrence Park's catalog of Gilbert Stuart's works), and Samuel Denman. Samuel Denman's wife Anna Maria Hampton Denman was the sister of Samuel Meeker's wife Jane. Samuel Meeker was instrumental in the development of the charter of the Philadelphia National Bank. The first loan made by the Philadelphia National Bank, on Sept. 14, 1803, was to Samuel Meeker, endorsed by his firm, Meeker, Denman & Co.

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