The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 22, 2025
Moses Seymour Jr.
1789
(American, 1751–1801)
Framed: 139.4 x 108.6 x 5.2 cm (54 7/8 x 42 3/4 x 2 1/16 in.); Unframed: 120.7 x 90.2 cm (47 1/2 x 35 1/2 in.)
Location: Not on view
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This painting descended through the sitter's family until it was given to the museum.Description
Seen here at the age of 15, Moses Seymour Jr. holds a book and cane, suggesting that he reads and walks in harmony with nature. The portrait was commissioned by his father, a former Revolutionary War major who lived in Litchfield, Connecticut. Artist Ralph Earl was the leading painter in the Connecticut River Valley, returning there after receiving training in London.- Commissioned by the Revolutionary War major Moses Seymour of Litchfield, CT; descended through family to George S. Lockwood, Cleveland
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2003.285