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Francis Hopkinson

Description

Self-portrait of Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) after an earlier portrait of the sitter by Robert Edge Pine (1730-1788). Hopkinson is pictured as a man with ash brown hair seated with his back to the picture plane, but with his face turned toward the viewer as if lost in thought. He holds a quill in his right hand. He wears a black coat over a white shirt. The sky can be seen in the background on the right side of the composition.

Date

circa late 18th century

Contributor(s) Notes

This portrait is a copy by the sitter of an earlier painting by Robert Edge Pine.

Materials

Pastel on paper

Object ID

XX.4.198

Resource ID

8024

Notes

Hopkinson was a lifelong Philadelphian, delegate to the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and an elected judge. The donor Mrs. Redwood was from a longtime Pennsylvania family.

Credit Line

The Redwood Collection, Gift of Mrs. Francis Tazewell Redwood

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.