. 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. bel to Indicate that It represents President remained In the Chauncy family until 1819, and waspurchased for the college soon after by President sitters form of wig was not in use until the time ofIsaac Watts, —1725, a century after the second presi-dent of Harvard (1592-1671/2) reached the age shownin this painting, which was, we assume, about 1625. Theportrait may represent his gre
. 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. bel to Indicate that It represents President remained In the Chauncy family until 1819, and waspurchased for the college soon after by President sitters form of wig was not in use until the time ofIsaac Watts, —1725, a century after the second presi-dent of Harvard (1592-1671/2) reached the age shownin this painting, which was, we assume, about 1625. Theportrait may represent his great-grandson, the Rev. CharlesChauncy, of Boston, 1705-1787. In the opinion ofLawrence Park, Esq., the portrait was painted by Smibert,about 1735. Edward Waldo Forbes, Esq., director of the WilliamHayes Fogg Art Museum, believes that the portrait waspainted later than the year 1700. This picture has been reproduced in the Harvard Grad-uates Magazine for December, 1907, page 248. The headonly was engraved for the New England Historical andGenealogical Register for April, 1856. The outer robe Isfawn color, covering a black silk gown; the eyes are brown,and the complexion ruddy. 549.
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