Self-Portrait of Richard Brunton       

Exhibit: To See My Country Free

Self-Portrait of Richard Brunton

c. 1816
Groton History Center Collection

This presumed self-portrait of Richard Brunton, a counterfeiter, is painted on the back of a frame holding a memorial piece for two Lawrence children, also painted by Brunton. This is one of the only known images of Brunton, and represents him in bold strokes of gray, white, and black. Brunton, after spending multiple stints in prison for counterfeiting
Continental currency, moved to Groton late in life and lived his final years at the Groton Poor Farm.

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