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Gustavus Hesselius (1682-1755) Thomas Bordley c. 1715
Oil on canvas
27 x 22 41/64 in. (68.6 x 57.5 cm.)
Bequest of Frank M. Etting
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1891-2-1
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Medium: Painting Influences/Attributions: Attributed to Gustavus Hesselius Description: Bust portrait shows Thomas Bordley: man wearing white wig, long white stock, and white-blue robe with red tights, seen against a very dark background. Sitter's Life Dates: 1682-1726 Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: Label: "LOAN 115.1960" on top stretcher member. In pencil on verso of lining fabric: "Old number 94?"
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