4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2016.

Samuel Myers

Artist Unknown

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CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1810

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 27 5/8 x 22 1/2 in. (70.2 x 57.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 32 1/4 x 27 3/8 in. (81.9 x 69.5 cm)

Inscribedunsigned

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

Object number2002.25.1

On View

On view

DescriptionThe subject of this portrait, Samuel Myers, is depicted in a half-length view; his body square in the frame, facing the viewer, his gaze turned upward and slightly away. The subject is dressed in a rich red toga, gathered at his right shoulder with a gilt clasp or ornament, covering a white tunic with short sleeves. He holds his left arm at a right angle to his body, just above his waist. His palm is open, the thumb and index finger outstretched, and the other fingers curling upward. This portrait suggests a serious man of learning. The background is variegated brown, with an amber glow to the viewer's left.

ProvenanceSamuel Myers, 1790-1829; bequested to his wife, Louisa Marx Myers, 1795-1849; to her son, 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 Andrews, 1960-2002; Gift of Mary Graham Myers Andrews to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2002. Published ReferencesAlan Taylor, _Thomas Jefferson's Education_, (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2019), p. 100.