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William Eustis (1753-1825), (painting). Artist:  Williams, Henry, 1787-1830, painter. Title:  William Eustis (1753-1825), (painting). Dates:  1825. Medium:  Oil on panel. Dimensions:  45 1/2 x 37 in. (116 x 94 cm). Inscription:  (Lower right:) H. Williams pintx/1825/Boston signed Description:  Seated portrait of William Eustis in formal attire, seated at his desk, holding a letter addressed to him as governor. On the right is a stack of books, a quill pen, and inkwell. On the wall is a niche containing a toga-draped bust resembling George Washington, an allusion to statescraft. In the background, there are classical motifs such as a gold-tasseled drapery and marble columns. Subject:  Portrait male -- Eustis, William -- Knee length Occupation -- Political -- Congressman Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Political -- Secretary of War Object -- Written Matter -- Letter Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Art Object -- Sculpture Architecture interior Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Massachusetts State House, Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts 02133 Accession Number: 1874.1 Remarks:  U.S. Representative 1801-1805 and 1820-1823; U.S. Secretary of War 1809-1813; Governor 1823-1825. Gift of the Republican Institution. References:  Massachusetts Historical Records Survey, "American Portraits. Found in Massachusetts 1620-1825, Vol.i" Boston, 1939. Massachusetts Art Commission, "Art in the Massachusetts State House," 1986. Illustration:  Massachusetts Art Commission, "Art in the Massachusetts State House," 1986, pg. 37. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 82110270   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 82110270 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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