William Clark Frazer
c. 1830
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.) framed: 85.7 x 98.4 x 7.3 cm (33 3/4 x 38 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Accession Number
1947.17.3
Art Historical Context
**William Clark Frazer** is a compelling portrait by Jacob Eichholtz, a self-taught Pennsylvania artist active in the early 19th century. around 1830, this oil-on-canvas work captures the likeness of its namesake subject, likely a figure of local prominence in the burgeoning American republic. Eichholtz, born into a Pennsylvania German family, rose from tinsmith to itinerant portraitist, embodying the folk art tradition that democratized fine art for the middle class. At 76.2 x 63.5 cm, the intimately scaled canvas invites viewers into a personal encounter, framed elegantly to 85.7 x 98.4 x 7....
About the Artist
Jacob Eichholtz · 1776–1842
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