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Cooke, George,
Portrait male -- Cooke, George
Portrait male -- Cooke, George
Occupation -- Art
Painting
George Esten Cooke (1793-1849), Self Portrait of the Artist, (painting).
Artist:
Cooke, George, 1793-1849, painter.
Title:
George Esten Cooke (1793-1849), Self Portrait of the Artist, (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1840-1841.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
28 x 24 in.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Cooke, George -- Self Portrait
Portrait male -- Cooke, George -- Bust
Occupation -- Art -- Painter
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Restricted Owner, Birmingham, Alabama
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Nicolson, Carolyn, Miss, Atlanta, Georgia ca. 1960.
Remarks:
Portrait painter George Cooke visited Athens, Georgia on several occasions in the 1840s. There he completed a portrait of William Wirt Clayton (1812-1885) and a portrait of Mrs. William Wirt Clayton (Caroline Maria Semmes) (1819-1893) with their daughter Julia (1839-1909) seated on her lap. It is thought that the artist painted this self portrait for the Clayton family at their request as a fond momento. It is surmised that Cooke copied an earlier portrait of himself to meet their desire of obtaining his likeness. Cooke was born in Maryland and died while in New Orleans, Louisiana.
References:
Nelson, Nelson, 2020.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 9D640516
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Inventory of American Paintings
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