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The portrait of Nathaniel Hawley Hinman is one of a pair of
wedding portraits. His wife, Almira Penfield, is also in the
possession of Anne Frances Moore Fine Art. An old sticker on
the back of Almira’s picture reads, “Almira and Nathaniel
Hinman from Catskill, New York. Painted in 1834. From Arifer
Estate.”
According to records in Catskill, New York, the Hinmans were
married on October 8, 1834. Nathaniel was born on May 31, 1808,
making him 26 years old when the painting was executed. Almira
was born on May 28, 1811, making her 23 at the time of her marriage.
Both Nathaniel and Almira died at the age of 74, he in 1883 and
she in 1886. |
