about 1830–33
Amasa Hewins
Height x width: 25 x 34 in. (63.5 x 86.4 cm)
Oil on canvas
Classification: Paintings
Accession number: 2011.2102
Location: Penny and Jeff Vinik Gallery (The Salon: Americans Abroad in the 19th Century)
Provenance/Ownership History: 1855, by inheritance from the artist to his son, George Hewins (b. 1836 - d. 1900); 1900, by inheritance to his son, George Sanford Hewins (b. 1874), Rockingham, NH; by inheritance to his daughter, Harriet Hewins Sanderson; 1992, by inheritance to her grandson, George Sanderson, Francestown, NH; 2011, year-end-gift of the family of the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
Gift of the family of the artist