Dr. Jonathan Potts (1745-1781)
Henry Benbridge
1770–76
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
61.6 × 48.9 cm (24 1/4 × 19 1/4 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
119985
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Henry Benbridge · 1743–1812
**Henry Benbridge** (October 1743 – February 1812) was an American portrait painter born in Philadelphia as the only child of James and Mary (Clark) Benbridge. After his father’s death, his mother remarried wealthy Scottish merchant Thomas Gordon when Benbridge was seven; the family encouraged his artistic talents, and he may have received early instruction from English painter John Wollaston. At ...