Maryland Commission on Artistic Property

CATALOGUE OF PAINTINGS IN THE STATE HOUSE
AT ANNAPOLIS, MD
1934

Entering the State House by the east door - the main entrance of the original building - on the left, above the doorway to the State Geographical Exhibition room, hangs a portrait of:
1. SAMUEL CHASE
by John B. Bordley, 1834
Oil on Canvas
MSA SC 1545-1115

Directly opposite, and above the doorway leading to the old Senate Chamber, hangs a large portrait of:

2.  CHARLES CARROLL OF CARROLLTON
by Thomas Sully, 1834
Oil on Canvas
MSA SC 1545-1114

Passing through the doorway into the beautiful old Senate Chamber we find, hanging over the fireplace, a portrait of:

3.  GENERAL WASHINGTON, GENERAL LAFAYETTE AND COLONEL  TENCH TILGHMAN AT YORKTOWN
by Charles Willson Peale, 1784
Oil on Canvas
MSA SC 1545-1120

Upon entering the Old Senate Retiring Room we first encounter, to the left of the door, a posthumous portrait of:

4.  FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
by Katharine Walton, 1912
Oil on Canvas
MSA SC 1545-1080

The adjoining portrait is of:

5.  JAMES RYDER RANDALL
by Katharine Walton, 1909
Oil on Canvas
MSA SC 1545-1072

On the south wall, to the right of the door, there hangs a large allegorical portrait of:

6,  WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM
by Charles Willson Peale
Oil on Canvas
MSA SC 1545-1113

Adjoining the Peale, on the west wall, is a historical painting of:

7.  THE PLANTING OF THE COLONY OF MARYLAND (Saint Clements Island, March, 1634)
by Frank B. Mayer, 1893
Oil on Canvas
MSA SC 1545-1125

The fifth painting hung in this room is:

8.  THE BURNING OF THE PEGGY STUART
by Frank B. Mayer, 1896
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1111

Inner Office

In this room, which opens off the Old Senate Retiring Room, there are three portraits.  All are on the east wall, to the right of the door.  The first is of:

9.  THE HONORABLE MATTHEW TILGHMAN
by Katharine Walton
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1003

The second is a portrait of:

10.  JOHN ARCHER, M.D.
painter unknown
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1083

Next to the window hangs a portrait of:

11.  ANDREW JACKSON
painter unknown
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1104

Re-entering the main corridor, we see two large portraits, the first of which is hung over the doorway of the Senate Retiring Room,  It is a full-length portrait of:

12.  WILLIAM PACA
by John B. Bordley, 1834
Oil on Canvas
MSA SC 1545-1117

Across the hall hangs, as companion portrait, a painting of:

13.  THOMAS STONE
by John B. Bordley
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1116

Chamber of Delegates

There are seven paintings, all portraits, hanging on the walls of this chamber.  On the west wall, near the rear of the room, there is a portrait of:

14.  JAMES ALFRED PEARCE
by Thomas C. Corner, 1907
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1016

Also on the west wall is a portrait of: 

15.  ARTHUR PUE GORMAN
by George Dieterich, 1895
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1076

On the south wall, to the right of the Speaker's desk, is a portrait of:

16.  MARY E.W. RISTEAU
by Underwood E. Haderwood,
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1052

To the left is a portrait of: 

17.  FRANCIS THOMAS
by Franklin Barber Clark, 1921
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1219

The painting on the east wall, near the front of the room, is a portrait of:

18.  CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
by Irving Ward, 1920 after the original by Achile Canessa
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1075

Hanging next to it is a portrait of:

19.  MAJOR-GENERAL ROBERT ALEXANDER
by Jassa Salganik
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1082

The third portrait on this wall is of:

20.  ISADOR RAYNOR
by George Dieterich
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1047

The Senate Chamber

Ten portraits hand upon the walls of this chamber.  The first, to the right of the door leading in from the main corridor, is of:

21.  GEORGE HAWKINS WILLAMS
painter unknown
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1222

Next to this, also on the south wall, hangs a portrait of:

22.  HON. PETER J. CAMPBELL
by Paul Hallwig, 1922
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1084

Continuing toward the front of the room, along the east wall, the first portrait is of:

23.  THOMAS JOHNSON
by R.G. Clark, after the original by Charles Willson Peale
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1119

The adjoining painting is a portrait of:

24.  JOHN WALTER SMITH
by Thomas C. Corner
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1123

Next, and toward the front of the room, hangs a portrait of:

25. SPENCER C. JONES
by George Dieterich
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1049

Crossing in front of the room, the first painting on the west wall is a portrait of:

26.  JOSEPH B. SETH
by George Dieterich
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1012

The portrait hung in the center of this wall is of:

27. EDWIN WARFIELD
by Thomas C. Corner
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1124

Next to it hangs a portrait of:

28.  ELIHU EMORY JACKSON
by Ferskir
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1179

In the corner, on the rear wall, is a portrait of:

29.  ARTHUR PUE GORMAN, JR.
by Thomas C. Corner
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1058

Hung beside it is a portrait of: 

30.  WILLIAM LINGAN GAITHER
painter unknown
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1040

Hanging over the landing of the stairway is a large historical painting which depicts:

31.  WASHINGTON RESIGNING HIS COMMISSION AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE AMERICAN ARMY
by Edwin White, 1859
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1112

Entrance Hall to Governor's Reception Room

In this short corridor leading from the main corridor of the second flood to the Governor's reception room, five paintings are hung.  The first on the right is a portrait of:

32.  CECIL CALVERT
by Florence MacKubin
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1126

The second portrait on the right is of:

33.  ODEN BOWIE
by Katharine Walton, 1913
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1077

The first portrait on the left is of:

34.  ELIHU EMORY JACKSON
by Ida Foster
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1178

In the central position upon this wall hangs a full length portrait of:

35.  THOMAS HOLLIDAY HICKS
by J.K. Harley, 1867
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1175

The third portrait on the left is of: 

36.  AUGUSTUS WILLIAMSON BRADFORD
by Oscar Hallwig, 1920
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1107

Governor's Reception Room

There are twenty portraits hung on the walls of this room.  Outstanding among this number are six small portraits by Charles Willson Peale.  The painting on the sough wall nearest the entrance is a portrait of:

37.  GEORGE PLATER
by Charles Willson Peale, 1825
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1118

Next to this hangs a portrait of: 

38.  GOVERNOR ALBERT C. RITCHIE
by Chandor, 1929
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1103

The third portrait on this wall is of:

39.  WILLIAM SMALLWOOD
by C.W. Peale after an original by Rembrandt Peale
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1054

Occupying the center position hangs a large portrait of:

40.  FREDERICK CALVERT
painter unknown
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1024

Hanging next to FREDERICK CALVERT is a portrait of:

41.  THOMAS JOHNSON
by Charles Willson Peale
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1119

The next portrait is of:

42.  JOHN HOSKINS STONE
by Charles Willson Peale
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1057

The portrait which hangs above that of Governor Stone is of:

43.  JOHN EAGER HOWARD
by Charles Willson Peale
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1053

The last portrait hung on the south wall is of:

44.  WILLIAM PACA
by Charles Willson Peale
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1056

Turning now to the east wall, the first portrait is of:

45.  EMERSON C. HARRINGTON
by Katharine Walton
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1451

Between the second and third windows hang two portraits.  The lower one is of:

46.  SIR ROBERT EDEN
by Florence MacKubin
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1108

Directly above this hangs a portrait of:

47.  LEONARD CALVERT
by Florence MacKubin
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1106

The lower portrait of the adjoining two is of:

48.  JOSEPH KENT, M.D.
by Charles B. King
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1009

Above this hangs a portrait of:

49.  ROBERT MILLIGAN McLANE
by G.P.A. Healy
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1191

The first portrait on the north wall is of:

50.  THOMAS WATKINS LIGON
by Paul Hallwig, 1906
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1021

Two portraits hang between the first and second windows.  The lower painting is of:

51.  PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH
by Thomas C. Corner
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1060

The upper painting is of:

52.  AUSTIN LANE CROTHERS
by Adele E. Jarvell
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1162

The remaining portrait hung on the north wall is a portrait of:

53.  QUEEN ANNE
by Michael Dahl
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1073

On the west wall of the reception room hang three large portraits, one over the mantel and one on either side.  The one to the right is a full-length portrait of:

54.  HENRIETTA MARIA
by Daniel Mytens, 1632
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1100

Over the mantel is a portrait of:

55.  GEORGE CALVERT
by Vintner, after the original by Daniel Mytens
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1101

To the left of the fireplace hangs the companion picture to Henrietta Maria, a full-length portrait of:

56.  CHARLES I, KING OF ENGLAND
by Henry Stone after the original done by Van Dyke
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1099

Governor's Private Office

There are no paintings hung in the office which opens off the Governor's reception room.  The remaining thirteen portraits are hung in the private office of the Governor.  The first of these is hung directly opposite the entrance on the west wall, and to the right of the fireplace.  It is of:

57.  LLOYD LOWNDES, JR.
by Florence MacKubin
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1085

To the left of the fireplace hangs a portrait of:

58.  ENOCH LOUIS LOWE
by O. Eckhardt, 1855
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1023

On the south wall, to the right of the doorway, are hung two portraits, the lower of which is of:

59.  EDWARD LLOYD
by Florence MacKubin after an original by J.B. Bordley
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1064

Above this hangs a portrait of:

60.  JAMES THOMAS
painter unknown
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1133

To the left of the doorway is a portrait of:

61.  THOMAS GEORGE PRATT
by George Dieterich
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1086

The first painting on the east wall is a portrait of:

62.  PHILIP FRANCIS THOMAS
by N. Cox
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1087

There are two portraits hung next to that of Thomas.  The lower is of:

63.  CHARLES CARNAN RIDGELY OF HAMPTON.
by Florence MacKubin, after an original by Thomas Sully
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1070

The upper portrait is of:

64.  LEVIN WINDER
by Florence MacKubin
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1043

The adjoining portrait (lower) is of:

65.  ROBERT WRIGHT
by J.D. Wightman, 1886
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1007

Above it hangs a painting of:

66.  THOMAS SWANN
by Florence MacKubin, after an original by Healey
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1044

The lower portrait of the two adjoining is of:

67.  ROBERT BOWIE
by Katharine Walton, after an original by  St. Memin
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1078

The upper portrait is of:

68.  WILLIAM THOMAS HAMILTON
by George Dieterich, 1908
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1069

Over the doorway leading to the adjoining office hangs a portrait of:

69.  FRANK BROWN
by George Dieterich, 1900
Oil on canvas
MSA SC 1545-1095
 
 

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