Captain Philip Wilkinson

circa 1740

Captain Wilkinson (died 1782), was an immigrant from Northern Ireland, who married Elizabeth Freebody. He was associated with Daniel Ayrault, Jr., and participated in sea trade, as evidenced by the ship visible out the window behind him.

oil paint on canvas; contemporaneous carved wooden frame believed to have been made by either Paul Revere (1735-1818) or Samuel Vernon (1683-1737)

50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm)

Gift of Catherine V. Allen

PA.020