New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2007.

Myer Myers

ArtistAttributed to or Studio of Charles Delin (Dutch, 1756-1818)

Contact Sumpter Priddy III, Inc.

Date1816-1818

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 19 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (50.2 x 39.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 25 x 22 in. (63.5 x 55.9 cm)

ClassificationsAmerican art

Credit LineGift of Mary Graham Myers Andrews in memory of her father, Barton Myers, Jr.

Object number2002.25.2

Terms

Myers
Man
Portrait
Black
White
Tan
Pink
Red
Portrait
Amsterdam, Holland

On View

On view

DescriptionThe subject of this portrait, Myer Myers (1793-1877), is shown in a torso portrait, facing the viewer. He engages the viewer directly, a smile playing on his lips. Thick curls surround his face and brush his forehead. Myer Myers is dressed in a heavy dark waistcoat with brass buttons, over a pleated white vest, silk shirt and cravat. The background is a variegated dark brown, moving to a slight golden glow, surrounding the subject's head.