Old World Portraits
William Sheldon
Asahel Powers
A striking 19th-century folk art portrait of a seated man in a scholarly library setting.
Vermont Lawyer
Horace Bundy
1841 · Oil Paint, Canvas
An evocative mid-19th-century folk art portrait of a professional man in his scholarly study.
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Where it works
A weightier piece with steady character in a warmer tonal register — supports a polished room with depth.
- Often works in
- Study · Library · Living Room
- Placement
- Reads best as a confident vertical anchor
- Walls
- Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Deep burgundy, Rich brown
About the piece
Painted in 1841 by Horace Bundy, this oil on canvas portrait depicts a Vermont lawyer surrounded by the emblems of his profession. The composition is rich with narrative folk-art detail, from the gold-lettered leather bindings of the law books to the delicate quills and inkwell resting on a mahogany desk.
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