19th Century Portrait Oil Painting of a Gentleman by Charles Loring Elliott
19th Century Portrait Oil Painting of a Gentleman attributed to famed American Portrait Artist Charles Loring Elliott
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19th Century Portrait Oil Painting of a Gentleman attributed to famed American Portrait Artist Charles Loring Elliott (1812 – 1868) | Oil on Canvas mounted on board | American School, 19th c. | An oval portrait of a society gentleman | Housed in its original gold gilded gesso wood frame | Approx. Dimensions: Image 24″ H x 20″ W | Very good antique condition.
Charles Loring Elliot, born in 1812, became an important American portrait painter. He studied with John Quidor in New York City. From 1829-39, Elliott worked as an itinerant portrait painter across Central New York. After 1839, his work shifted primarily to NYC, where he became the premiere portraitist, succeeding Henry Inman. Among his famous sitters was James Fennimore Cooper.
Elliott was able to capture individual characteristics in a straightforward manner, with little idealism or decoration. The viewer’s exclusive attention is directed on the subject without distraction, usually in a neutral background. Elliott painted many prominent writers, artists and politicians of his time. He exhibited regularly at the National Academy of Design, NYC, regularly and was elected an associate in 1845. Elliott died in 1868. [Biography from Caldwell Gallery Hudson].
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Artist / Maker Charles Loring Elliott (1812 – 1868)
Date 19th Century
Frame Yes
Kind Paintings
Medium Oil
Origin American
Subject Portrait
Support Canvas on Board
Title “Portrait of a Gentleman”
