Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Medium
Engraving; third state of three
Dimensions
plate: 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (22.2 x 16.5 cm) sheet: 10 15/16 x 8 5/8 in. (27.8 x 21.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number
24.90.249
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the striking portrait *Charles Carroll of Carrollton*1835), an engraving produced just three years after the death of its illustrious subject—one of the last surviving signers of the Declaration of. Charles Carroll, a wealthy Maryland planter and statesman, symbolized the revolutionary spirit and Catholic contributions to America's founding. Captured in this third and final state of the plate, the image draws from earlier portraits, likely involving painters Chester Harding and James Herring, with masterful engraving by Asher B. Durand, a key figure in the Hudson River School. Measurin...
About the Artist
Asher Brown Durand|James Herring|Charles Carroll|Chester (Charles) Harding · 1796–1886
Was a principal member of the Hudson River School. American artist; associated with the Hudson River School of landscape painting. Comment on works: Portraits