Portraits Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
PA.127 |
Title |
William Cullen Bryant |
Artist |
Wenzler, Henry Antonio, -1871 |
Date |
1862 |
Description |
William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), an American poet and journalist, was editor of the New York Evening Post from 1829-1878. Referred to by James Fennimore Cooper as "the author of America," William Cullen Bryant’s contributions as a romantic poet, editor and intellectual made him one of the most beloved authors of the nineteenth century. Portrait. Adult Male Subject. Mid-waist length view. He is turned 3/4ths to his right, while he gazes at the viewer. He has grey hair and a beard. He wears a black necktie, a white shirt, and a black coat. |
Object Name |
Painting |
Medium |
Oil Paint |
Material |
Canvas |
Dimensions |
H-76.9 W-63.5 cm |
Credit line |
n.d. |
Provenance |
n.d. |
Signed Name |
A.H. Wenzler pinx, 1862 |
Inscriptions and Marks |
On reverse (in block letters) |
Collection |
Painting |
People |
Wenzler, Henry Antonio, -1871 Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878 |
Notes |
Formerly #65. The work was painted when Bryant was 68 years old. |