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Julius Deming (1755-1838), after a portrait miniature in the collection of the Litchfield Historical Society
W. Haskill Coffin, November 1911
New York, New York
Oil on canvas
Gift of Mrs. Newton Crane, John Deming Crane, Judith Langdon Deming Crane

Julius Deming was a merchant who made his fortune in the China trade in the years after the Revolutionary War. This portrait, one of a group of four portraits commissioned by a 20th century Deming descendent, was copied from a miniature.

Related Highlights:
Portrait, Honorable Jeremiah Gates Brainard
Portrait, Major Ebenezer Steel Gleason
Portrait, Frederick Deming, Esquire



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