Keywords: Guy Johnson by Benjamin West.jpg Artwork Q3135552 Creator Benjamin West Porträt des Colonel Guy Johnson 1775-1776 oil on canvas cm 203 138 Institution National Gallery of Art Andrew W Mellon Collection 1940 1 10 accession number object history credit line It is argued that this actually portays Sir William Johnson Guy's uncle and father-in-law In fact this is Guy Johnson Sir William Johnson's facial bone structure is somewhat different than Sir William Johnson's Source I am directly descended from Sir William Johnson through James Francis Johnson Newark Valley NY; who is Sir William Johnson's Grandson or Great Grandson James F Johnson was a 32nd degree Freemason with the 33rd degree conferred posthumously; and a high priest in the Odd Fellows He was buried with full military honors Marines and full Masonic Rites He once showed me a picture of the painting and told me it was Guy Johnson I am quite proud to be related to this fine American family Photographed by me at the NGA 18 August 2005 PD-old-100 Portraits by Benjamin West 1775c 18th-century portrait paintings in the National Gallery of Art 1775c American paintings in the National Gallery of Art West Benjamin Sir William Johnson 1775 oil on canvas paintings in the United States Portrait 1776 oil on canvas paintings in the United States Portrait 1775 portrait paintings Male 1776 portrait paintings Male 18th-century oil portraits of standing men at full length 1775c Classicist portrait paintings West Benjamin Fur garments in art Portraits with native Fur fashion in 1775 |