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Source Description
In about 1830, Elliott moved from upstate New York to Manhattan, where he studied briefly with John Quidor (1801-81), a specialist in literary scenes. Otherwise, he was largely self-taught, although he had thoroughly familiarized himself with the techniques employed by the portrait painter Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828). By the 1850s, Elliott had become the leading portraitist in New York.Asher B. Durand (1796-1886) began his career as an engraver but eventually turned to landscape painting and succeeded Thomas Cole as the leader of the Hudson River school of landscape painters.
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Document identity
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1642
label
Portrait of Asher B. Durand
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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1642
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drawing
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normalized
title
Portrait of Asher B. Durand
description
In about 1830, Elliott moved from upstate New York to Manhattan, where he studied briefly with John Quidor (1801-81), a specialist in literary scenes. Otherwise, he was largely self-taught, although he had thoroughly familiarized himself with the techniques employed by the portrait painter Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828). By the 1850s, Elliott had become the leading portraitist in New York.Asher B. Durand (1796-1886) began his career as an engraver but eventually turned to landscape painting and succeeded Thomas Cole as the leader of the Hudson River school of landscape painters.
provenance
Purchased by William T. Walters from the artist, Baltimore, 1860; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1860
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
portraits
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
68.8
height
55.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 27 1/16 x W: 21 7/8 in. (68.8 x 55.6 cm); Framed H: 34 1/4 x W: 29 1/2 x D: 4 1/2 in. (87 x 74.9 x 11.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: C.L. Elliott; [Date] Lower left: 1860
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oil on canvas
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4578
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2160
2322
2728
3300
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1
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0
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photo
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