Jacob Eichholtz

(American, 1776 - 1842)

Portrait of William M. Hunter, U.S. Navy of Pennsylvania (1793-1849), signed indistinctly verso "Eichholtz", oil on canvas 30 x 25 in.; fine gilt wood frame, 37-7/8 x 32-3/4 x 3-3/8 in.

Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, NY, January 26-27, 1984, lot 340; Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 15, 2008, lot 873; Mr. and Mrs. Logan Delany, Irvington, New York

Literature: Rebecca Beal, Jacob Eichholtz, 1776-1842, Portrait Painter of Pennsylvania (1969), p. 118, no. 389.

Exhibited: USS Constitution Museum, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 2008.

Note: William M. Hunter served aboard the USS Constitution in the War of 1812 and aboard the USS Franklin in 1821.