John Hesselius
John Hanson
1754-1764
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John Hesselius
John Hanson
1754-1764
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, Framed: 36 x 32 x 2 3/4 in. (91.4 x 81.3 x 7 cm) Sight: 28 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (72.4 x 62.2 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Elizabeth Curzon Hoffman Wing in Memory of Hanson Rawlings Duval, Jr.
Object Number
1967.30.37
Patriot and revolutionary leader John Hanson (1721 – 1783) was born at Mulberry Grove, the family plantation in Charles County, Maryland. Entering public life as a delegate to the provincial assembly at Annapolis in 1757, Hanson eventually represented Maryland at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, a convention of delegates called together from the 13 colonies. The Continental Congress became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution. In November 1781, Hanson was elected as “President of the United States in Congress Assembled,” the high point of his career. The picture retains its original pierce-carved frame.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1967; Elizabeth Curzon Wing, Charleston, South Carolina from subject’s family through descent
AMW Reinstallation 2014
American Wing Rotations 2020
American Wing Rotations 2021
American Wing Rotations 2022
American Wing Rotations 2023
American Wing Rotations 2024
American Wing Rotations 2025
Ralph B. Levering, “John Hanson, Public Servant,” Westminster: Maryland Bicentennial Commission and Western Maryland College, 1976, ill p 4
BMA, “Maryland Heritage,” 1976 p 63, p 9, ill
James Thomas Flexner, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, “The Face of Liberty, Founders of the United States”, 1975, p 74, ill p 75, pl 2
Sona K. Johnston, "American Painting 1750-1900 from the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," 1983, pp. 78-79, ill. p. 79.
Ralph B. Levering, John Hanson, Public Servant, Westminister: Maryland Bicentennial Commission and Western Maryland College, 1976, ill. p.4.
Inscribed: None
On View at the BMA
