Ernest Meissonier

c. 1860s

Robert Jefferson Bingham

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Robert Jefferson Bingham

Artist, French, born England, 1825 - 1870

The image shows a man standing in the doorway of a room. He is holding a palette and paintbrushes, with one hand on his hip, looking to his left. The man has a beard and mustache, short combed-back hair, and is wearing a loose coat and checked trousers. A large dog is lying at his feet. Nearby, there is an easel with an unfinished painting of horses and riders. The interior space also includes a chair with a cane back and a chandelier with unlit candles. Natural lighting and an open door leading to an outdoor area complete the scene.

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Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2022.

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Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in black ink: BINGHAM PHOT; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: Meissonier, / 1815-1891 / French painter-historical, military / genre.; center printed in black ink: BINGHAM / PHOTOGRAPHE DE S.M. LA REINE D’ANGLETERRE / MEDAILLE DE 1ERE CLASSE 1855 / 58 Rue de Larochefoucault 58, / PARIS; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite 425

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