TitlePortrait of Benjamin Edmands
Artist
James Frothingham
(American, 1786 - 1864)
Date1816
MediumOil on wood panel
DimensionsOverall: 27 x 22 3/4 in.
Framed: 32 5/16 x 28 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.
SubmissionPosthumous NA diploma presentation, August 31, 2021
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY, Gift of Rowe Collection
Object number2021.16.2
Label TextBorn in Leicester, Massachusetts, Lana Sprague (1789-1872) married Benjamin Edmands (1782-1867) of Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1808. Edmands worked with his brother, Barnabus, in the operation of Edmands Pottery before becoming a painter, maintaining a shop on Charlestown's main square. City Directories record his profession as a painter for more than two decades. The couple lived on Washington Street and had 13 children. Collections
- New Acquisitions 2021
- 19th Century Highlights from the Collection
