. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. ure painted and Owen did not; (3) because weare sure that an Owen portrait existed In early New Eng-land, and In Wilsons family line. The so-called Wilson portrait here reproduced Is verylike that by Ryley at the Baptist College, Bristol, England,representing Dr. Owen. The eyebrows of this picture aremore elevated than Owens, but the lower part of the facestrongly resembles him, as can be seen by a study of t
. The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits. ure painted and Owen did not; (3) because weare sure that an Owen portrait existed In early New Eng-land, and In Wilsons family line. The so-called Wilson portrait here reproduced Is verylike that by Ryley at the Baptist College, Bristol, England,representing Dr. Owen. The eyebrows of this picture aremore elevated than Owens, but the lower part of the facestrongly resembles him, as can be seen by a study of theWilson and the Owen at Bristol, placed side by Owen portrait at the National Portrait Gallery InLondon does not. It must be admitted, bear so marked aresemblance to the so-called Wilson portrait; and theengraving in Calamys Non-conformists Memorial Isstill less like the Bristol face. A portrait of Dr. Owenis mentioned In the inventory of the estate of EdwardBromfield, taken 11 February, 1734/5. Bromfields wifewas Wilsons granddaughter, and her great-grandson,Henry Bromfield, gave the picture to the Historical SocietyIn 1798. It can have, therefore, an Owen pedigree. 597. *^ z ^ **
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