Reverend Benjamin Colman by John Smibert
Reverend Benjamin Colman by John Smibert
- Collection ID
- ART.001382
- Type
- Art
- Date
- 1734
- Geography
- United States
- Language
- N/A
- Medium
- Oil on Canvas
- Dimensions
- 29.62 × 24.37 in. (75.2 × 61.9 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- On View in the Bowden Gallery of Biblical Art, Impact of the Bible in the World
Artist John Smibert, a Scottish-born painter and architect, established an early tradition of portraiture in Boston. The work of Smibert reportedly influenced the development of several American-born artists, such as John Singleton Copley (adopted son of Peter Pelham) and John Trumbull. Benjamin Colman (1673–1747) was greatly influenced by the Mathers. He advocated for a separation between Anglicans and Congregationalists, but he maintained a sympathetic and mutually supportive relationship with the Church of England.
Painted in 1734 by John Smibert. Acquired by 2019 by Ted Steinbock, private collector, Louisville, Kentucky; Privately purchased in 2020 by Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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