Portrait of an Important Gentleman

(American, late 19th/early 20th century)

Portrait thought to be Dr. Walter Osgood, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in.; fine period carved gilt wood frame, 36-5/8 x 30-1/2 x 3 in.

Provenance: Descended in the family of the sitter; Private Collection Florida

Note: This portrait had been in the family home, for many decades, of Dr. Walter Wordsworth Osgood (1872-1944), and had always been thought to be a portrait of Dr. Osgood as a young man. He is a cousin of the first Post Master General, Samuel Osgood (1747-1813) who was appointed by President Washington in 1789.