Portrait of Dr. Jediah Prendergast

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Paintings

Description

A portrait of Jediah Prendergast who was the first non-military doctor in the Thorold/St. Catharines area. He was also the father-in-law of William Hamilton Merritt, builder of the First Welland Canal.

This unframed oil painting is 29 3/4 inches in height, 25 inches in length, and 1 inch in width.

The painting of Prendergast shows him as having short gray hair and dark eyes. He is wearing a black suit with a white shirt, collar and neck tie.

He is painted on a dark background that ranges from light brown to a dark brown. There is also a wooden column on the far right in the background.

Date of Original

1766-1848

Dimensions

Width: 63.6 cm
Height: 75.6 cm

Subject(s)

Art
Men
Physicians
Portrait paintings

Local identifier

1982.231.1

Geographic Coverage

St. Catharines

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.1551052290573 Longitude: -79.1947746276855

Donor

Mrs. Emily Maclean

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