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J. Carroll Beckwith (1852–1917)
Portrait of William Walton, 1886
Oil on canvas; 47 7/8 x 28 3/8 in. (121.6 x 72.2 cm)
Salon, 1887; Exposition Universelle, 1889
The Century Association, New York
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Walton (1843–1915) and Beckwith met when they were studying in Carolus-Duran's Paris atelier in the mid-1870s and became close friends. Painted in Beckwith's studio after both Americans had returned to New York, this incisive portrait reveals Carolus-Duran's influence. The beautifully dressed Walton, holding the seemingly inevitable cigarette, is posed before Beckwith's Impressionistic landscape paintings and his fencing mask.
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