Old World Portraits
Captain William Peel
John Lucas
A commanding and heroic full-length portrait of naval hero Captain William Peel amidst a dramatic battlefield scene.
Portrait of Captain Samuel Chester Reid
John Wesley Jarvis
1815 · Oil Paint, Canvas
An authoritative early 19th-century portrait of a naval hero standing before a billowing American flag.
$129
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Where it works
A substantial, grounding work with warm, lived-in color — holds a formal wall with confidence.
- Often works in
- Library · Living Room · Study
- Placement
- Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Soft gray
About the piece
Created around 1815 by renowned portraitist John Wesley Jarvis, this striking oil on canvas depicts Captain Samuel Chester Reid, a celebrated officer of the War of 1812. The work captures Reid in a moment of resolute confidence, gripping the hilt of his sword while the fifteen-star American flag waves prominently in the atmospheric, clouded sky behind him.
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