Greene, Albert Gorton (1802-1868)
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Portrait Location: Library Annex
Artist: Lincoln, James Sullivan (1811-1888)
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Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 32 3/4 x 26 1/2 in. (83.19 x 67.31 cm.)
Framed Dimensions: 47 x 41 in. (119.38 x 104.14 cm.)
Brown Portrait Number: 93
Brown Historical Property Number: 1678
Lincoln, originally of Taunton, Massachusetts, apprenticed as an engraver in Providence from the age of fourteen, but turned to full-time painting in 1837. From that moment until his death, he reigned as Providence's premier portraitist. In his later years he often painted from photographs, producing portraits that are considered less strong than his earlier works.