J. Ellis Bonham

Inscriptions

Inscribed on reverse: "William Bonnell/Pinxt/March 5th 1825" Also on back is a pencil sketch of the work painted on front.

Provenance

Edgar William Garbisch (1899–1979) and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch (1906–1979), New York, NY and Pokety Farms, MD by 1979; by descent to their estate, 1979; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1980.

Publications

Judith A. Barter and Monica Obniski, For Kith and Kin: The Folk Art Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2012), no. 20.

Quick Overview

Artist: William Bonnell / American, 1804–1865
Date: March 5, 1825
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 30.5 × 24.9 cm (12 × 9 13/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: painting
Style: Folk Art
Place: United States
Department: Arts of the Americas
Credit line: Estate of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Accession no.: 1980.741

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Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.