Rev. John Brodhead Romeyn, D. D.

Rev. John Brodhead Romeyn, D. D. by Asher Brown Durand|Samuel Lovett Waldo|Rev. John Brodhead Romeyn

Medium

Engraving; second state of two

Dimensions

Plate: 12 3/4 x 9 15/16 in. (32.4 x 25.2 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

30.15.40

Tags

MenPortraits

Art Historical Context

Behold *Rev. John Brodhead Rome, D. D.*, a striking 1820 engraving that captures the dignified likeness of a prominent Presbyterian minister. Created by the collaborative talents of portraitist Samuel Lovett Waldo and engraver Asher Brown Durand—one of America's early masters of the Hudson River School portrait reflects the refined portraiture tradition of early 19th-century New York. Dated May 1, 1820, it honors Rev. Romeyn, whose title "D. D." signifies his Doctor of Divinity, undersc his influential role in religious and community life during a formative era of American Protestantism. Prin...

About the Artist

Asher Brown Durand|Samuel Lovett Waldo|Rev. John Brodhead Romeyn · 17961886

Was a principal member of the Hudson River School. American artist; associated with the Hudson River School of landscape painting. Comment on works: Portraits

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