Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Banjo Player
probably 1877
Medium
oil on canvas on cardboard
Dimensions
overall: 49.5 x 37.9 cm (19 1/2 x 14 15/16 in.) framed: 57.9 x 45.7 x 3.5 cm (22 13/16 x 18 x 1 3/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1985.64.16
About the Artist
Thomas Eakins · 1844–1916
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) was an American painter, photographer, and educator who carried 19th-century American Realism to its highest achievement. Based in Philadelphia throughout his life, he created uncompromising portraits and genre scenes that depicted American life with a scientific precision and psychological depth unprecedented in his time. Born into an educated Philadelphia family, Eakin...