Charles Loring Elliott
1870
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
23 1/2 x 16 x 14 in. (59.7 x 40.6 x 35.6 cm)
Classification
Bust
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1890
Accession Number
90.17
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum Art, Launt Thompson's marble bustCharles Loring Elliott* (1870) captures the dignified likeness of the renowned 19th-century American portrait painter. Carved from marble to precise dimensions of 23½ x 16 x 14 inches, this sculpture exemplifies the neoclassical revival in American art during the post-Civil War era., a skilled sculptor known for his monumental works and precise anatomical rendering, immortalizes Elliott with a serene gaze and classical pose, blending realism with timeless idealism. Elliott himself was a leading figure in New York...