Henry Freeman Dewey (ca. 1800-1882), (painting).

Henry Freeman Dewey (ca. 1800-1882), (painting).

Dalee, Justus, painter. (attributed to)

Henry Freeman Dewey (ca. 1800-1882), (painting).

Watercolor on paper.

2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.

Miniature profile portrait of Henry Freeman Dewey seated in a red chair and facing to the left. He has black hair combed back across the side of his head. He wears a black suit with a white shirt and tie.

Portrait male -- Dewey, Henry Freeman -- Waist length

Portrait male -- Dewey, Henry Freeman -- Profile

Restricted Owner, Bennington, Vermont

Henry Freeman Dewey, the son of Freeman and Mary (Hibbard) Dewey, was born in Windham Connecticut. He married Emma Loomis, the daughter of Jesse and Lydia Loomis on March 12, 1829. He died in Bennington on Dec. 17, 1882 at age eighty-two.

National Society of Colonial Dames, Vermont, 1992.

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