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Accessibility:
Call No:
  • 1835.2.1
Title:
  • Reverend Joseph Belcher
Author/Creator:
Place of Production/Origin:
Description:
  • Portrait of man in clerical garb with a long square collar and dark clothing. He has long wavy hair and is on a very dark ground.
Date(s):
  • 1710-1720;
Collection Type:
Object Type:
Material(s):
  • oil
  • canvas
Research Notes:
  • Rev. Belcher (1669-1723) was pastor of the first church in Dedham, MA. He graduated from Harvard in 1690. Rev. Belcher preached in Providence several times, at the First Congregational Church.
Provenance:
Bibliographic References:
  • Goodyear Jr., Frank H. American Paintings in the Rhode Island Historical Society. Providence, RI: the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1974. Image 139, page 99.
Image ID Numbers:
  • https://RIHS.MINISISINC.COM/RIHS_IMAGE/RHiX171531w.jpg
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