Portrait of John Fitzhugh (1727-1809)
Oil on Canvas
By John Hesselius
Inscribed: “John Fitzhugh, Son of/ Henry Fitzhugh/Aetatis 24/ John Hesselius Pinx/ 1751”
“Bellair” Stafford County, Virginia
1751
25 ” x 30″ Canvas
30″ x 35″ Overall
The son of Henry Fitzhugh (1687 – 1758) and Susanna Cooke (1693 – 1749), John Fitzhugh was one of several members of his family whose portraits were taken by John Hesselius. The artist made several visits to Fitzhugh homes on the Northern Neck and has been described as….
