Dr. William Hamilton Stockwell
Charles Loring Elliott, Dr. William Hamilton Stockwell, 1851, oil on canvas, Bequest of Francis Stockwell Adams, public domain, 58.10
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- Title
Dr. William Hamilton Stockwell
- Artist
- Date
1851
- Medium
oil on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
29 7/8 in x 25 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
inscription: Painted by C.L. Elliot in 1851., verso of canvas
- Collection Area
American Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Bequest of Francis Stockwell Adams
- Accession Number
58.10
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
A prolific and successful artist, Charles Loring Elliott moved from Syracuse to New York City in the early 1830s to study with John Trumbull (American, 1756–1843). He was known for his ability to render direct and pleasing likenesses and painted nearly 700 portraits during his lifetime.
In this portrait of Dr. William Hamilton Stockwell, completed at the height of Elliott's career, we are equally struck by the intimacy of the sitter's cleareyed gaze and by the luxurious fur collar, which suggests his station in life as a well-to-do physician.
- Exhibitions
1998 The Other Nineteenth Century Portland Art Museum
