Jonathan Dwight

Joseph Steward American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

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.

Jonathan Dwight, Joseph Steward (1753–1822), Oil on canvas, American

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Jonathan Dwight, Joseph Steward (1753–1822), Oil on canvas, American
Jonathan Dwight, Joseph Steward (1753–1822), Oil on canvas, American

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