The Portraits of E.T. Stotesbury

There are at least fifteen portraits of E.T. Stotesbury still in existence, dating from 1901 until his death in 1938. Stotesbury and/or the businesses that he sponsored engaged a number of prominent portrait artists to paint his portrait during this period.

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Artist and Description
Oswald Birley portrait
Oswald Birley (painted prior to 1924, when this portrait was included in a Birley exhibition held by Duveen Brothers in New York)
Stotesbury portrait by Flameng
François Flameng (Paris 1912)

When E.T. Stotesbury and his new bride Eva went on their honeymoon trip to Europe in the spring and summer of 1912, they arranged to have both of their portraits painted by Flameng in Paris and framed them as a matching pair. The whereabouts of the Flameng portrait of Eva Stotesbury are unknown.

Stotesbury portrait by Nikolaki
Z.P. Nikolaki (Paris 1923)
Stotesbury portrait by Partington
Richard Lantry Partington (1918)

This large portrait of E.T. Stotesbury hung in the front entrance hall of Whitemarsh Hall. Its currrent whereabouts are unknown.

Stotesbury portrait by Partington
Richard Lantry Partington (1918)

Partington also painted a portrait of Stotesbury for the Fairmount Park Commission during the time that he was the head of that organization.

Stotesbury portrait by Salisbury
Frank O. Salisbury (1929)

This portrait of E.T. Stotesbury used to hang in the offices of Drexel & Company at their building on the northeast corner of 15th and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia. It currently resides at the Drexel Univeristy archives.

Stotesbury portrait by Seyffert
Leopold Seyffert (1920)

Seyffert painted this portrait of Stotesbury for the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, on whose Board of Directors Stotesbury served.

Stotesbury portrait by Sigall
Joseph Sigall (Palm Beach 1926)

Stotesbury portrait by Sigall
Joseph Sigall (Palm Beach 1926)
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Julian Russell Story (Philadelphia 1906)

Story painted a portrait of E.T. Stotesbury for the Union League of Philadelphia. It continues to be displayed there today.

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George Burroughs Torrey (1907)

The Bachelors' Barge Club rowing club commissioned Torrey to paint a portrait of their benefactor and the sponsor of the Stotesbury Cup regatta. It remains in their upriver house today.

Torrey portrait #2
George Burroughs Torrey (attributed)

This portrait was once much larger, but it was damaged by a fire. Its features suggest Torrey was the artist, and it was painted at the same time as the Bachelors Barge Club portrait.

Stotesbury portrait by Troubetzkoy
Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy (Pierre Prince Troubetzkoy) (1901)
Stotesbury portrait by von Hausen
F.C. von Hausen (Palm Beach 1938)
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F.C. von Hausen (1936)

The Bachelors Barge Club in Philadelphia engaged von Hausen to paint another portrait of Stotesbury. This portrait may not have been completed for some reason. It resides in the main clubhouse of the Bachelors Barge Club in Philadelphia.

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