Portrait of Louise King Cox
Medium
portraits
Classification
portraits
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Bequest of Allyn Cox
Accession Number
1984-86-15
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of Louise King Cox***ca. 1892* Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919) Kenyon Cox, a figure in American academic art during the late 19th century, created this intimate portrait of Louise King Cox 1892. Trained in Philadelphia and Paris, Cox championed classical ideals of beauty, harmony, and realism, drawing from Renaissance masters and his contemporaries in the American Renaissance movement. As a portraitist, he captured the dignity and elegance of his subjects, often infusing works with a sense of timeless poise that reflected the Gilded Age's refined tastes. This painting likely ...