Captain Peter Simon
early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas mounted on Masonite
Credit LineGift of Mary Bowen Polk in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Collyer Bowen
Accession number2000.1025
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ProvenanceThe artist; probably Capt. Peter Simon (d. about 1767) or his son Peter Simon, Newport; to Hannah Simon (Mrs. Joseph) Bowen, Gloucester, Rhode Island, the daughter and sister of the aforesaid Peter Simons; through direct descent in the family to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Collyer Bowen; to Mary Bowen Polk, their daughter, 1961; to MFA, 2000, gift of Mary Bowen Polk.
Unidentified artist, American, early 19th century
early 19th century
