William J. Crowell with Ella
Thomas Eakins
1880
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
9.5 x 7.2 cm (3 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry D. Nelson Jr., 1985
Accession Number
1985.1027.24
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
ChildrenMenPortraits
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...