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Source Description
Inman is associated with large-scale portraits, but he also produced miniatures. He was born in Utica, N.Y., and apprenticed in New York City with the American artist John Wesley Jarvis (1781-1840). He helped to found the National Academy of Design and served as its first vice president.The subject is William Masters Camac (1802-1842), shown at waist length with grey hair parted on the right, seated on a pale red chair, the back of which is visible at the left shoulder. He wears a black coat, black vest, white shirt and black stock tied in a bow.He died in 1842 at the age of 40, leaving his wife, pictured in WAM 38.470, a wealthy widow.The frame is not original and is later than the portrait.
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Document identity
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31449
label
William Masters Camac
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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31449
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object
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normalized
title
William Masters Camac
description
Inman is associated with large-scale portraits, but he also produced miniatures. He was born in Utica, N.Y., and apprenticed in New York City with the American artist John Wesley Jarvis (1781-1840). He helped to found the National Academy of Design and served as its first vice president.The subject is William Masters Camac (1802-1842), shown at waist length with grey hair parted on the right, seated on a pale red chair, the back of which is visible at the left shoulder. He wears a black coat, black vest, white shirt and black stock tied in a bow.He died in 1842 at the age of 40, leaving his wife, pictured in WAM 38.470, a wealthy widow.The frame is not original and is later than the portrait.
provenance
A.J. Fink, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore,1963, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
ca. 1840
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall (excluding frame) H: 4 3/16 × W: 3 1/16 in. (10.6 × 7.8 cm)Framed H: 8 × W: 6 7/8 in. (20.3 × 17.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Plaque] On front
outer frame: William Masters Camac / HENRY INMAN.
RelatedObjects
18460
med
watercolor (or oil?) on ivory
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6855
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EAN
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3225
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1
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photo
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photo
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