Portrait of a Gentleman in a Carriage
This work was identified as a scene of harness racing when it entered the Museum's collection, and it indeed bears great resemblance to paintings and popular prints of the subject. The sitter's refined dress, top hat, and comfortable two-wheeled tilbury make it unlikely this is a racing scene, however the artist may have worked from a print in arranging the composition and the horse's pose. The picture is also strikingly similar to paintings by Thomas K. Van Zandt, a specialist in gentlemanly carriage portraits, with whose work the untrained artist may have been acquainted.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of a Gentleman in a Carriage
- Date: ca. 1850–60
- Culture: American
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 22 1/8 x 29 in. (56.2 x 73.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1973
- Object Number: 1973.323.1
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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