Portrait of David Hartley, M.P. (ca. 1731-1813)
- Name
- Romney, George, 1734-1802 (Artist)
- Title
- Portrait of David Hartley, M.P. (ca. 1731-1813)
- Abstract
- Early print sources on artist George Romney date the painting to 1784, but the Ward & Roberts 1904 biography/catalogue raisonne shows David Hartley sat to Romney five times in November 1783. Romney reportedly received £42 for the commissioned portrait.
- Accession Number
- 1978.07.001
- Subjects
- Hartley, David, approximately 1731-1813
- Format
- paintings
- Culture
- British (modern)
- Genre
- portraits
- Origin Information
- London, England
- Date
- 1783-1784
- Physical Description
- 1 painting ; 50 x 40 1/8 in. (127 x 101.8 cm), with frame: 58 3/4 x 48 1/2 in. (149 x 123.2 cm)
- Note (Medium/support)
- Oil on canvas
- Note (Inscriptions/signatures)
- Inscribed on scroll on desk: Definitive Treaty / with the United States / of America. Sept. 1780
- Note (Ownership)
- Gift of the Estate of Geraldine R. Dodge
- Note
- Donor Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882-1973) was the widow of Marcellus Hartley Dodge, a descendant of the sitter in this portrait. The Dodges were long-time benefactors of Columbia, Mr. Dodge an alumnus and one-time Clerk of the University.
- Library Location
- Art Properties, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 11868425
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright - United States
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-kvbw-ex76