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
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...