Dr. Joseph Lovell

circa 1823

Joseph Lovell (1788-1836) became an Army surgeon in 1812 and would go on to become Surgeon General of the United States only six years later. Roger Jones of The Army and Navy Chronicles wrote upon his death: “It rarely falls to our lot to record the death of one whose loss to the community and the profession, both military and civil, of which he was a distinguished member is so deeply spread as the untimely exit of Dr. Joseph Lovell.”

oil paint on canvas

30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)

Bequest of the Artist

PA.067