Charles A. Macy
Jacob Hart Lazarus
1850–55
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
2 1/8 x 1 11/16 in. (5.4 x 4.4 cm)
Classification
Painting, miniature
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006
Accession Number
2006.235.9
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
Jacob Hart Lazarus · 1822–1891
Jacob Hart Lazarus (1822–1891) was an American painter best known for his portraits and miniatures, though he also produced figures, genre scenes, and occasional history subjects. Born in New York, he spent his entire career in the city, rising from a childhood marked by poverty to achieve financial success through his art. Lazarus trained under the prominent portraitist Henry Inman and attended ...