Daniel Sheldon, M.D. (1750-1840)
Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 23 1/2
Artist unknown
Colonial portrait registered by: The Frick Collection
1 E. 70th Street, New York (1965)
Born in Hartford. After completing medical studies with Dr. Bird at Litchfield South Farms, he went to Washington, CT. He formed a temperance society before such things were generally thought of.