Portrait of Benjamin Turner

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American School (19th Century)
Portrait of Benjamin Turner
accompanied by old label Portrait of/ Benjamin Turner./ Lieutenant U.S. Navy -/ Entered Navy September 27 1800 -/ Was killed in a duel by Lieut./ Rush at New Orleans La./ October 1st 1807 -/ Left by Mrs. Sarah For__ Turner/ Sister of the above to her/ grand nephew James Varnum/ Peter Turner 1881 - whose/ property it now is -/ James Varnum P. Turner/ March 18th 1882/ Philadelphia/ Pa.
oil on canvas
29 ¼ x 25 ¼ in.

Provenance

Sarah Turner, sister of the sitter
James Varnum Peter Turner (1855-1902), Newport and Philadelphia, grand nephew
Kennedy Galleries, New York

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Lot Essay

A member of a prominent seafaring family of Essex, New Jersey and Newport, Rhode Island, Lieutenant Benjamin Turner (1780-1807) is known today mainly for his death in a duel with Lieutenant John Rush, son of the renowned Philadelphia physician and patriot Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745/6-1813). For more on the family, see The Turner Family Naval Collection, sold, Cowan's Auctions, 12 June 2015, lots 1-29.

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