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Tag Archives: 19th century American portrait
Dating the Portrait Miniature
To determine when an artwork was created – in this case, the portrait miniature — we analyze and compare clothing and hairstyles with fashion plates, photographs and other portraits with known dates. Surprisingly, men’s clothing is usually easier to date than women’s. Men who commission … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century American Art, 19th century American portrait, 19th century art research, Art Authentication, Art History Research, Dating Paintings, Dating Portraits, George Caleb Bingham, John Mix Stanley, John Vanderlyn, Painting Research, Patricia Moss, Samuel F. B. Morse, William Sidney Mount
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Outside the Box – John Neagle
It’s been great fun while in the midst of a project involving all antebellum portrait artists in the Ohio River Valley to spend time with the work of intriguing but sometimes slighted artists. John Neagle (1796-1865) is one. Beyond the well-known … Continue reading
Another Conant?
Not long after we completed our work on Alban Jasper Conant with the Portrait of Woman of Strong Character, an art collector asked me to determine if a portrait of two children could be the lost painting, “Group, Two Young Girls,” 1839/40, by George … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century American portrait, 19th century American portrait artist, Alban Jasper Conant, Art Authentication, Art Detectives, Art History Research, Art Research, Artist Identification, Authentication, Find Artist, George Caleb Bingham, Unknown Woman of Strong Character
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Who Was Alban Jasper Conant?
Alban Jasper Conant, the artist of Woman of Strong Character, was a triple A polymath – an artist, an archaeologist, and an anthropologist. As an artist, he painted a president, a war hero, judges, legislators, and members of prominent families. His … Continue reading
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