Robert Dickey
1807–10
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
34 1/2 x 27 5/8 in. (87.6 x 70.2 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequests of Oliver Burr Jennings and George D. Pratt, by exchange, 1969
Accession Number
69.22.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the striking portrait *Robert Dickey* (1807–10), painted John Wesley Jarvis, a prominent American portraitist of the early 19th. Jarvis, active in New York and beyond, captured the likenesses of merchants, politicians, and everyday notables during the young nation's Federal era, infusing his works with a direct, unflinching realism that brought sitters vividly to life. This oil-on-wood panel, measuring 34½ × 27⅝ inches, exemplifies Jarvis's skill in rendering thoughtful expressions and dignified poses, hallmarks of his itinerant practice. Created amid America's post-Revolutionary growt...
About the Artist
John Wesley Jarvis
American (born England), South Shields 1780–1840 New York