George Coggeshall (1784-1861)
OBJECT NUMBER:
1926.2
ORDER A DIGITAL IMAGESEND TO A FRIEND
ARTIST/MAKER: Daniel Huntington
SITTER: George Coggeshall
DATE:
ca. 1840
MEDIUM:
Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS:
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
GALLERY LABEL:
George Coggeshall was the son of William and Eunice (Mallett) Coggeshall. His father was a shipmaster, and young George followed him to sea as a cabin boy in 1799 on a voyage to Cadiz. He was given his first command in 1809 and was the captain of two privateers in the War of 1812. After the war Coggeshall became a captain of merchant vessels. This is one of Daniel Huntington's earliest portraits. He would later emerge as a leader in the field of American portraiture.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Catalogue of American Portraits in The New-York Historical Society, New Haven: Yale University Press, Vol. 1, 1974, p. 153.
CREDIT LINE:
Gift of the family of George Coggeshall, through Mrs. A. Kay Womrath
New-York Historical Society