Joseph W. Drexel
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
30 1/8 x 25 1/2 in. (76.5 x 64.8 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Joseph W. Drexel, 1896
Accession Number
96.23
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
Jacob Hart Lazarus · 1822–1891
Jacob Hart Lazarus (1822–1891) was an American painter best known for his portraits and miniatures, though he also produced figures, genre scenes, and occasional history subjects. Born in New York, he spent his entire career in the city, rising from a childhood marked by poverty to achieve financial success through his art. Lazarus trained under the prominent portraitist Henry Inman and attended ...