His Excellency Oliver Wolcott, Governor of the State of Connecticut
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 12 11/16 x 10 in. (32.2 x 25.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Frederic F. Durand, 1930
Accession Number
30.15.39
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *His Excellency Oliver Wolcott, of the State of Connecticut (1820), a detailed engraving that captures the dignified likeness of one of early America's prominent leaders. Created by master engraver Asher B., likely after a painting by portraitist Thomas Sully, this print honors Oliver Wolcott Jr., who served as Connecticut's governor from 181 to 1827. 12 11/16 x 10 inches on the plate, it exemplifies the precision of 19th-century printmaking, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department—a gift from Mrs. Frederic F. Durand in 1930. Engravings like this w...
About the Artist
Asher Brown Durand|Thomas Sully|Oliver Wolcott, Jr. · 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