Gentleman of the Hale Family
1804 · Oil on canvas
30 x 24 7/8 in. (76.2 x 63.2 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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William Jennys
1774
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William Jennys (1774–1859), also known as J. William Jennys, was an American primitive portrait painter who was active from about 1790 to 1810. He traveled throughout New England seeking commissions in rural areas and small towns. He was the son of the self-taught itinerant portrait painter Richard Jennys (1735–1809), who was trained by and traveled with his father from about 1792 to 1808
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