Who created "Gentleman of Squire Williams House"?

Gentleman of Squire Williams House was created by Erastus Salisbury Field in ca. 1829.

When was "Gentleman of Squire Williams House" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1829.

What medium is "Gentleman of Squire Williams House"?

Gentleman of Squire Williams House is Painting.

Is "Gentleman of Squire Williams House" in the public domain?

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Gentleman of Squire Williams House

Erastus Salisbury Field

ca. 1829

Medium

Painting

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Keith and Lydia Jones

Accession Number

1999.94.1

Tags

scrollwaist length

Art Historical Context

**Gentleman of Squire Williams** (ca. 1829) by Erastus Salisbury Field visitors to early 19th-century America a classic waist-length portrait. Field, a self-taught artist from Massachusetts (1805–1900), everyday notables with a direct, unflinching gaze, reflecting the democratic spirit of portraiture in a young nation. This painting, now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum to a gift from Keith and Lydia Jones, a gentleman linked to Squire Williams House, evoking the era's rural gentry and their sense of propriety. Field's folk style shines in its straightforward composition and bold outlin...

About the Artist

Erastus Salisbury Field · 1805–1900

1805–1900

Gentleman of Squire Williams House

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