"A portrait is a picture in which there is just a tiny little something not quite right about the mouth." -- John Singer Sargent

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Francis Hopkinson



This 1834 portrait of Francis Hopkinson (1796-1870) by Thomas Sully hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

This Francis Hopkinson is the grandson of Francis Hopkinson (1737 – 1791) the signer of the Declaration of Independence and designer of the American Flag. He is the son of Joseph Hopkinson (1770 – 1842) U.S. Congressman and District Judge who wrote the lyrics to Hail, Columbia.

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