Joel Barlow
Date unknown
Medium
Steel engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 12 × 9.2 cm (4 3/4 × 3 5/8 in.); Sheet: 26 × 17 cm (10 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Classification
reproduction
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
274319
Art Historical Context
Behold the steel engraving *Joel Barlow* by Asher B. Durand, a finely detailed portrait reproduction that captures the likeness of the esteemed American poet, diplomat, revolutionary figure Joel Barlow (1755–2). Barlow, author of the epic *The Vision of Columbus* and a champion of the French Revolution, as U.S. consul to Algiers and envoy to France, embodying the Enlightenment ideals of his era. This intimate image, measuring just 12 × 9.2 cm, invites visitors to connect with a Founding-era intellectual whose writings blended neoclassical verse with progressive politics. Durand, a pioneering ...
About the Artist
Asher Brown Durand · 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