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Joseph Steward American
Jonathan Dwight (1743–1831) was the great-grandson of the esteemed Connecticut clergyman Jonathan Edwards. Steward’s rather unusual portrait provides a clear view of Dwight’s hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts, in the background and a striking marker of the sitter’s appearance: a large, hairy mole on his left cheek.
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Title: Jonathan Dwight
Artist:
Joseph Steward (1753–1822)
Date: ca. 1790
Culture: American
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 29 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (74.9 x 66.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Barbara Mercer Adam and Charlotte Adam Coate, 1961
Object Number: 61.90
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