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Roger Atkinson (1725-1784)
Artist: John Durand
Date: ca. 1770-1776
Roger Atkinson was a Petersburg merchant who purchased Mansfield Plantation in the 1760s. He married Anne Pleasants and was the father of Thomas Atkinson.
Dimensions: 35 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (90.17 x 69.85 cm.)
The subject wears a wig. His right hand is in his waistcoat.
Family: Atkinson
Location: Mansfield Plantation
Decade: 1770s
Credits: Private collection, MESDA Object Database, record S-5779, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), Winston-Salem, NC.