Chester Harding

American painter (1792-1866)

† 1866 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 6 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Smithsonian Institution · National Gallery of Art · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian) · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Chester Harding was born on September 1, 1792 in Conway and died on March 27, 1866 in Boston, aged 73. Recorded occupations: painter. Country of citizenship: United States. Fields of work: painting.

At a glance

Born: September 1, 1792 · Conway
Died: March 27, 1866 · Boston
Age at death: 73
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter
Wikipedia editions: 6 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Chester Harding's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1866 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 8 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q5093586 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Chester Harding on Wikipedia.

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