Henry Theodore Tuckerman
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 68.2 x 56.2 cm (26 7/8 x 22 1/8 in.) framed: 80.3 x 70.2 x 6.7 cm (31 5/8 x 27 5/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Accession Number
1947.17.7
About the Artist
Daniel Huntington · 1816–1906
Daniel Huntington (1816–1906) was born into a prominent New York family on October 4, 1816, descending from distinguished New England lineage. His early education began at age fourteen at Smith's Academy in New Haven, followed by Yale College, where he studied with Samuel F. B. Morse, the inventor, artist, and president of the National Academy of Design, in 1835. After a disciplinary incident invo...