Zedekiah Belknap (1781 to 1858)
Born in what is now Auburn, Massachusetts, Zedekiah Belknap became a portrait painter, subsequent to his graduation from Dartmouth College in 1807, working throughout Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. His style changed considerably in the forty-one years he was known to have painted. He ended his painting career in Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1848. A total of 170 known portraits are ascribed to Belknap.
Attributions for his paintings is based on the handling of the noses and the red shadowing on the faces, typical of his work.