John Hanson

c. 1760

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John Hanson

John Hesselius

John Hanson

c. 1760

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

MHS, Baltimore, “Letters of John Hanson,” May 1- June 1, 1970

BMA, “Maryland Heritage,” Apr, 20 – June 20, 1976 p 63, p 9, ill

James Thomas Flexner, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, “The Face of Liberty, Founders of the United States”, Dec 23, 1975-Feb 8, 1976, p 74, ill p 75, pl 2

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.

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