Senator Thomas Hart Benton

Inscriptions

Annotated on back: "Col Thomas Hart Benton"

Provenance

Jones, Washington, D.C. (as per letter of 9 February 1942 from W.C. Thompson, Vose Galleries); Ehrlich Gallery, Washington; Vose Gallery, Boston; Mrs. Otto Miller

Quick Overview

Artist: Matthew Harris Jouett (American, 1787/88–1827)
Date: 1820s
Medium: oil on wood
Dimensions: Unframed: 71.4 x 59.6 cm (28 1/8 x 23 7/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: American Painting and Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Otto Miller
Accession no.: 1941.597

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