Some gentlemen of the Colonial American times had family portraits as a sign of their importance. They wanted to announce that they were the leaders of the new world. Other family paintings was for special family events, most of the paintings did not go missing unknown, but rather hung up in an important place around their luxurious house, to impress guests.
The colonial America during the eighteenth-century were growing not only in numbers but in independence as well. The capability for them to paint family portraits and have enough space to hang these portraits in their house reflect on this idea.
The colonial America during the eighteenth-century were growing not only in numbers but in independence as well. The capability for them to paint family portraits and have enough space to hang these portraits in their house reflect on this idea.