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

Myer Myers

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

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CultureDutch

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)

InscribedUnsigned

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

Object number2002.25.2

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, MMH, Drawing Room

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.

ProvenanceMyer Myers, 1793-1870; to his wife, Judith Myers, 1799-1800; to her nephew, Moses Myers II, 1817-1881; to his son, Barton Myers, 1853-1927; to his son, Barton Myers, Jr., 1894-1960; to his daughter, Mary Graham Myers Andrews, 1960-2002; Gift of Mary Graham Myers Andrews to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2002.