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Portrait of Dr. Jacob Mendez Da Costa

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Description: Portrait of Dr. Jacob Mendez Da Costa
TitlePortrait of Dr. Jacob Mendez Da Costa
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1893
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPortrait painting, AmericanPainting, American--19th centuryPhysicians in art
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Eakins as a Writer
William Innes Homer
Description: Thomas Eakins
Thomas Eakins
WHEN WE THINK OF Thomas Eakins, visual images rather than written statements spring to mind. Though indeed best known as a painter, Eakins was a prolific writer, especially of letters. Those he wrote from Paris as an art student from 1866 to 1869 are a treasure-house of information, revealing much about his training, his growth as an artist, and his opinions of France and the French. He continued...
Author
Darrel Sewell (Editor)
PublisherPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Copyright© 2001 Philadelphia Museum of Art
Related print edition pages: pp.377-384
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-100274&redirecttoanchor=93008
Chapter subject tags:Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916Letter writing--United States--19th centuryArtists' writings, American--19th century
Chapter 6: Walt Whitman
Elizabeth Johns
Description: Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life
Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life
IN 1887 EAKINS’ friend the Philadelphia journalist Talcott Williams took him to meet Walt Whitman at Whitman’s house in Camden...
Author
Elizabeth Johns
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Copyright© 1983 by Elizabeth Johns
Related print edition pages: pp.144-169
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00346.6
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-23374&redirecttoanchor=93008
Chapter subject tags:Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892Portrait paintingHeroesPainting--Technique

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Description: Professor Henry A. Rowland
Professor Henry A. Rowland
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1897
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions80 1/4 x 54 in. (203.84 x 137.16 cm)
LocationPhillips Academy, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts
http://accessaddison.andover.edu/Obj1516
Accession number1931.5
Professor Henry A. Rowland
Professor Henry A. Rowland
Description: William Smith Forbes, M.D.
William Smith Forbes, M.D.
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1905
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions84 x 48 in.
LocationThomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
William Smith Forbes, M.D.
William Smith Forbes, M.D.
Description: The Agnew Clinic, detail
The Agnew Clinic, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Art Collection, Philadelphia
http://artcollection.upenn.edu/collection/art/10/the-agnew-clinic/
Accession number#1889.0001
The Agnew Clinic, detail
The Agnew Clinic, detail
Description: William Rush Carving the Allegorical Figure of the Schuykill River (study)
William Rush Carving the Allegorical Figure of the Schuykill River (study)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1876
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas mounted on composition board
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/23954
Accession number1979.14.5
William Rush Carving the Allegorical...
William Rush Carving the Allegorical Figure of the Schuykill River
Description: John Biglin in a Single Scull
John Biglin in a Single Scull
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1874
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 3/8 x 16 in. (61.9 x 40.6 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/5464
Accession number1932.263
John Biglin in a Single Scull
John Biglin in a Single Scull
Description: Miss Amelia Van Buren
Miss Amelia Van Buren
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1891
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions45 x 32 in. (114.3 x 81.28 cm)
LocationPhillips Collection, Washington, DC
https://www.phillipscollection.org/collection/miss-amelia-van-buren
Miss Amelia Van Buren
Miss Amelia C. Van Buren
Description: Arcadia
Arcadia
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1883
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions38 5/8 x 45 in. (98.1 x 114.3 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10810
Accession number67.187.125
Arcadia
Arcadia
Description: The Writing Master
The Writing Master
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1882
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 x 34 1/4 in.
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10828
Accession number17.173
The Writing Master
The Writing Master
Description: Joseph Gales
Joseph Gales
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1822
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on wood
Dimensions5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (13.97 × 8.89 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.176300.html
Accession number2014.136.72
Joseph Gales
Joseph Gales
Description: Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), detail
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/299524
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The...
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), detail
Description: The Biglin Brothers Racing
The Biglin Brothers Racing
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (61.3 x 91.8 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.42848.html
Accession number1953.7.1
The Biglin Brothers Racing
The Biglin Brothers Racing
Description: Dr. Agnew (Dr. D. Hayes Agnew)
Dr. Agnew (Dr. D. Hayes Agnew)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions49 x 31 1/2 in. (124.5 x 80 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52922
Accession number1961.18.16
Dr. Agnew (Dr. D. Hayes Agnew)
Dr. Agnew (Dr. D. Hayes Agnew)
Description: Morse Family Portrait
Morse Family Portrait
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1810
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor on paper
Dimensions12 × 15 in. (30.4 × 38.1 cm)
LocationNational Museum of American History, Washington, DC
https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_1170956
Accession number1923.70832
Morse Family Portrait
Morse Family Portrait
Description: A May Morning in the Park (The Fairman Rogers Four-in-Hand)
A May Morning in the Park (The Fairman Rogers Four-in-Hand)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1879–1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions23 3/4 x 36 in. (60.3 x 91.4 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/43938.html?mulR=518815472|5
Accession number1930-105-1
A May Morning in the Park (The Fairman...
A May Morning in the Park (The Fairman Rogers Four-in-Hand)
Description: The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)
The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions32 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (81.9 x 117.5 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10819
Accession number34.92
The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt...
The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)
Description: The Chess Players
The Chess Players
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1876
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on wood
Dimensions11 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10813
Accession number81.14
The Chess Players
The Chess Players
Description: The Agnew Clinic, detail
The Agnew Clinic, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Art Collection, Philadelphia
http://artcollection.upenn.edu/collection/art/10/the-agnew-clinic/
Accession number1889.0001
The Agnew Clinic, detail
The Agnew Clinic, detail
Description: The Pair-Oared Shell
The Pair-Oared Shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/42516?
Accession number1929-184-35
The Pair-Oared Shell
The Pair-Oared Shell
Description: A Street Scene in Seville
A Street Scene in Seville
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1870
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions62 3/4 × 42 in. (159.4 × 106.7 cm)
LocationErving and Joyce Wolf Collection
A Street Scene in Seville
A Street Scene in Seville
Description: William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1876–1877
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions20 1/8 x 26 1/8 in. (51.1 x 66.4 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/42507?
Accession number1929-184-27
William Rush Carving His Allegorical...
William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
Description: The Agnew Clinic
The Agnew Clinic
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions84 3/8 x 9 ft. 10 1/8 in. (214.5 x 300 cm)
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Art Collection, Philadelphia
http://artcollection.upenn.edu/collection/art/10/the-agnew-clinic/
Accession number1889.0001
The Agnew Clinic
The Agnew Clinic
Description: Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic)
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1875
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions96 x 78 in. (243.8 x 198.1 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/299524?
Accession number2007-1-1
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The...
The Gross Clinic
Description: The Champion Single Sculls, detail with Max Schitt in Josie
The Champion Single Sculls, detail with Max Schitt in Josie
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10819
Accession number34.92
The Champion Single Sculls, detail with...
The Champion Single Sculls, detail with Max Schitt in Josie
Description: Salutat
Salutat
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1898
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions50 1/8 x 40 in. (127.3 x 101.6 cm)
LocationPhillips Academy, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts
http://accessaddison.andover.edu/Obj1024
Accession number1930.18
Salutat
Salutat
Description: Singing a Pathetic Song
Singing a Pathetic Song
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1881
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions45 × 32 1/4 in. (114.3 × 82.6 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Corcoran Collection)
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.166446.html
Accession number2014.79.19
Singing a Pathetic Song
Singing a Pathetic Song
Description: The Agnew Clinic, detail
The Agnew Clinic, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Art Collection, Philadelphia
http://artcollection.upenn.edu/collection/art/10/the-agnew-clinic/
Accession number1889.001
The Agnew Clinic, detail
The Agnew Clinic, detail
Description: Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameAllston, Washington
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1805
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions31 5/8 × 26 1/2 in. (80.3 × 67.3 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/30948/self-portrait
Accession number84.301
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
Description: Swimming
Swimming
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1885
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions27 3/8 x 36 3/8 in. (69.5 x 92.4 cm)
LocationAmon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
http://www.cartermuseum.org/artworks/491
Accession number1990.19.1
Swimming
Swimming
Description: James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameJarvis, John Wesley
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1822
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 × 25 in. (76.2 × 63.5 cm)
LocationFenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York
http://collections.fenimoreartmuseum.org/james-fenimore-cooper-1789-1851
Accession numberN0146.1977
James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper
Description: George Clarke
George Clarke
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1829
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions43 1/8 × 34 3/4 in. (109.5 × 88.3 cm)
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/7545/
Accession number17:1975
George Clarke
George Clarke
Description: William Williams Keen, Jr., M.D.
William Williams Keen, Jr., M.D.
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameChase, William Merritt
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1901
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions67 x 52 1/2 in.
LocationThomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
William Williams Keen, Jr., M.D.
William Williams Keen, Jr., M.D.
Description: The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake
The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1873
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions40 x 59 1/2 in. (101.6 x 151.1 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1927.1984
Accession number1984.1927
The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake
The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake
Description: George Henschel
George Henschel
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameSargent, John Singer
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1889
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
https://collection.crystalbridges.org/objects/98/portrait-of-george-henschel
George Henschel
George Henschel
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Morse and Two Children
Portrait of Mrs. Morse and Two Children
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameMorse, Samuel Finley Breese
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1824
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions43 1/4 × 34 in. (109.8 × 86.3 cm)
LocationHigh Museum of Art, Atlanta
https://high.org/collections/portrait-of-mrs-morse-and-two-children/
Accession number2004.58
Portrait of Mrs. Morse and Two Children
Portrait of Mrs. Morse and Two Children
Description: Cathedral of Seville
Cathedral of Seville
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 25
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1869–1870
Object typePainting
Materialsoil on canvas mounted on wood
Dimensions16 1/8 × 18 1/8 in. (40.8 × 45.9 cm)
LocationHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Cathedral of Seville
Cathedral of Seville
Description: Home Scene
Home Scene
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions21 11/16 x 18 1/16 in. (55.1 x 45.9 cm)
LocationBrooklyn Museum, New York
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1026
Accession number50.115
Home Scene
Home Scene
Description: The Biglin Brothers Racing, detail
The Biglin Brothers Racing, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1872
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.42848.html
Accession number1953.7.1
The Biglin Brothers Racing, detail
The Biglin Brothers Racing, detail
Description: Between the Rounds
Between the Rounds
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1898-1899
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/42496
Accession number1929-184-16
Between the Rounds
Between the Rounds
Description: The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 13
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1880
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions96 x 54 in.
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/42505.html?mulR=2470228|1
Accession number1929-184-24
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
Description: The Champion Single Sculls, detail with Quaker boat
The Champion Single Sculls, detail with Quaker boat
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameEakins, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1871
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10819
Accession number34.92
The Champion Single Sculls, detail with...
The Champion Single Sculls, detail with Quaker boat

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