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Susan Hannah Macdowell Eakins

Macdowell, Susan Hannah

American, 1851 - 1938

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Two men with pale skin, wearing white sleeveless shirts and royal-blue caps, row in unison in a long, narrow boat on a placid blue river in this horizontal landscape painting. The low, honey-colored wooden boat extends off both sides of the canvas. Both men face our left as they row to our right. The man in front looks ahead of him, beyond the stern of the boat, and the man to our right, closer to the bow, tucks his chin down to look past his shoulder. Their bare, muscled arms are extended straight as the two oars sweep back. The tip of another boat runs close and parallel to the bottom edge of the composition, spanning the left three-quarters of the painting. The opposite riverbank is lined with a dense forest of pine-green trees. People crowd along the decks of a steamboat and a paddleboat near the riverbank to our left. Another narrow skuller, rowed by four people wearing ruby-red shirts, cuts through the water at the back center of the river. The riverbank beyond is lined with people, painted with strokes of black and white, and minuscule touches of red. The horizon comes halfway up the composition. Cream-white clouds float across a muted, topaz-blue sky above the trees.
Thomas Eakins, The Biglin Brothers Racing, 1872, oil on canvas, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, 1953.7.1

The Biglin Brothers Racing

Thomas Eakins · 1872 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1953.7.1

This painting shows a person seated on a stool or chair, wearing a long, dark-blue robe or gown. They are slightly turned toward the right, looking downward at something they hold in their hands, and their head is covered with a cloth or cap. The background is textured with earthy tones, mostly tan with some patches of yellow ochre and gray.
Thomas Eakins, The Chaperone, c. 1908, oil on canvas, Gift of John Wilmerding, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.34.1

The Chaperone

Thomas Eakins · c. 1908 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1991.34.1

This painting shows a man seated in a wooden chair, facing slightly to the right with his hands resting on his lap. He has pale, wrinkled skin, a large nose, prominent cheekbones, a thin, closed mouth, and short dark hair. He wears a light blue clerical robe with a large cross around his neck. His shoes are dark with silver buckles, and he has a large ring on one finger. There is patterned fabric on the floor beneath his chair, which appears to rest on a low platform. The background has dark wood paneling, and a coat of arms is on the wall to the right.
Thomas Eakins, Archbishop Diomede Falconio, 1905, oil on canvas, Gift of Stephen C. Clark, 1946.16.1

Archbishop Diomede Falconio

Thomas Eakins · 1905 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1946.16.1

The sculpture depicts a horse in profile. The body and head are clearly defined within the contours of the piece. The sculpture is predominantly dark in color, with shades of reddish-brown and black forming the body of the horse. The surface texture of the sculpture is rugged and uneven. The material appears to be a type of painted plaster or resin, providing a subdued matte finish. The horse is situated within a roughly rectangular form that frames its body. The base of the artwork is a slightly raised section that is lighter in color.
Thomas Eakins, Ecorché: Relief of a Horse (Josephine), c. 1882, painted plaster, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, in honor of John Wilmerding, 2004.145.1

Ecorché: Relief of a Horse (Josephine)

Thomas Eakins · c. 1882 · painted plaster ·  Accession ID  2004.145.1

Thomas Eakins, Rear Admiral George W. Melville, 1905, oil on canvas, Gift (Partial and Promised) of Senator and Mrs. H. John Heinz III, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.33.1

Rear Admiral George W. Melville

Thomas Eakins · 1905 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1991.33.1