Blickensderfer, William Jacob Davenport, Adelaide Hutchings Davenport, Harriet Grant Chesebrough Dewing, Clark Leonard Dewing, Hiram Duffy, Edward Gildemeister, Clara Parsons Hanrahan, John T. Hoit, Edward B. Hoyt, Joseph Blachley Jones, Cortland Mead Lathrop, The Reverend Edward Lockwood, Judge Charles Davenport Machlett, Raymond R. Palmer, Delos Peters, The Reverend Cyril S. Quintard, Elizabeth Quintard, Mary “Polly” Selleck, Charlotte Gregory Selleck, George Selleck, Harriet Banks Selleck, James Weed Selleck, Captain William Studwell, Theodore Towne, Frederick Tallmadge Waterbury, Captain Marcus Wilensky, Julius Morris Introduction

The Stamford Historical Society Presents

Best Face Forward
Portraits from the Society's Collection
April through September 2009

Charlotte Gregory Selleck (1788–1841)

i	Oil on canvas Artist unknown H152w02 Gift of William Howard Haines We apologize for the poor quality of the photo: The professional one was missed during the photo project. However, this will give the viewer an impression of the subject.

Charlotte was the daughter of Captain Abraham and Dorothy Lockwood Gregory of Norwalk, Connecticut. Abraham was a Revolutionay War soldier and is listed in 1780 as “Captain of Horse.” Charlotte was the wife of Captain William Selleck and bore him eight children, one of whom is seen in this exhibit.

It has been suggested that all three portraits were commissioned at the same time to the same artist. However, William and Charlotte’s portraits are painted in oil on canvas while James portrait is an oil on panel and is the only one currently attributed to the well-known portraitist, Charles Loring Elliott.

Captain William Selleck
James Weed Selleck
George Selleck
Harriet Banks Selleck

It has been suggested that the portraits of William, James, and Charlotte were commissioned at the same time to the same artist. However, William and Charlotte’s portraits are painted in oil on canvas while James portrait is an oil on panel and is the only one currently attributed to the well-known portraitist, Charles Loring Elliott.

Image © Stamford Historical Society