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James W. Ellsworth

American, 1849 - 1925

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The image shows a portrait of a man's upper body. He is seated or standing, looking slightly to his right. The man has a round face, fair skin, prominent eyes, and light-brown curly hair. He is wearing an elegant red garment with fur trim around the collar. One of his hands is touching his clothing at the chest. The background is a dark, neutral shade, emphasizing the man's features and attire.
Gilbert Stuart, Counsellor John Dunn, c. 1798, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1942.8.14

Counsellor John Dunn

Gilbert Stuart · c. 1798 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1942.8.14

This painting shows a seascape with brown and gray rocks across the bottom, partially submerged in the water. The sky is gray and the dark blue sea is turbulent, with waves crashing up against the rocks in a spray of white and light blue-green. The colors are soft and blend into one another.
Winslow Homer, Incoming Tide, Scarboro, Maine, 1883, watercolor on wove paper, Gift of Ruth K. Henschel in memory of her husband, Charles R. Henschel, 1975.92.8

Incoming Tide, Scarboro, Maine

Winslow Homer · 1883 · watercolor on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1975.92.8

This painting shows a white thatched-roof house on open, sandy ground. The brown thatched roof of the house has some yellow grass poking through. People can be seen in the open doorway of the house, identifiable by spots of red, blue, and light-yellow clothing. Behind the house is lush green tropical foliage with a few tall palm trees. A rooster is visible on the sandy ground in front of the house next to a long, white object that may be a downed tree trunk. The sky is filled with large white cumulus clouds and patches of bright blue.
Winslow Homer, Native hut at Nassau, 1885, watercolor and graphite with scraping and blotting on wove paper, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1994.59.20

Native hut at Nassau

Winslow Homer · 1885 · watercolor and graphite with scraping and blotting on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1994.59.20

Bibliography

1914

  • Who's Who in America. Chicago, 1914: 8:727.