Charles Delin (Dutch 1756-1818) Oil on Canvas “Portrait of Captain Obed Bunker of Nantucket”, depicted attired in black jacket, white waistcoat, collar, and cravat, in molded giltwood frame, canvas lined, stretcher with old pasted paper label inscribed “Capt. Obed Bunker/Painted in Amsterdam, 1800”. Notes: in-painting to jacket and cravat (repair to lapel)
17 ¼ in. x 13 7/8 in. Framed 19 ½ in. x 16 ¼ in.
Obed Bunker was an expatriate whaling captain between the Revolutionary and the War of 1812, Master of the ship Romulus out of Halifax, and the ship Greyhound out of Dunkirk.
Literature: Sherwood, Howard C. “Sea Captains’ Portraits”. Antiques, May 1952.
Provenance: Barbara Johnson Collection, Sotheby (Part I) 11 December 1981, lot 61 to the Present Owner.
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