Man with a Pen  1828

Jonas Holman worked as a portrait painter, writer, doctor, and preacher, supporting himself through these vocations as he traveled among Baptist congregations. By 1827 he had made his way to Philadelphia where he painted seven known portraits, among them [i]Woman with a Book[/i] and [i][url=https://www.artic.edu/artworks/120102]Man with a Pen[/url][/i]. In these works Holm...