Robert C. Sands
Medium
Steel engraving; second state of two
Dimensions
plate: 8 7/8 x 5 13/16 in. (22.6 x 14.8 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
30.15.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
This steel engraving, titled *Robert C. Sands* dated around 1829, captures the likeness of Robert C. Sands, a prominent New York poet, playwright, and editor the early 19th. Created collaboratively by esteemed American artists Asher B. Durand and Robert Walter—with Sands himself credited among the makers—it exemplifies the era's fascination with intimate portraits of cultural figures. Measuring just 8 7/8 x 5 13/16 inches on the plate, this intimate print invites viewers to appreciate the subject's thoughtful gaze and refined features, reflecting the intellectual vibrancy of antebellum America...
About the Artist
Asher Brown Durand|Robert Walter Weir|Robert C. Sands · 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