Portrait of Captain Joseph Peabody

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James Frothingham (AMERICAN, 1786-1864)
Portrait of Captain Joseph Peabody
oil on canvas
27¼ x 22 in. (69.2 x 55.9 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Captain Joseph Peabody (1757-1844) served as an officer on privateers during the War of the American Revolution. He later became a distinguished Salem shipowner making his fortune importing pepper from Sumatra.

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