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John Cheney

c. 1830s

Seth Wells Cheney

Associated Names

Seth Wells Cheney

Artist, American, 1810 - 1856

This image is a sketch showing the head and upper shoulders of a person. The person is facing forward with a slightly downcast head. The facial features include a softly rounded face with closed eyes or eyes looking downward, a straight nose, and a relaxed mouth. The hair is medium-length and tousled, framing the face. The clothing sketched suggests a high-collared coat and a necktie or cravat. The background is a plain, unadorned surface. The entire image has a sepia tone.

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Artwork overview

Medium

charcoal and chalk on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Alice F. Williams)
Dimensions

sheet: 29.85 × 23.81 cm (11 3/4 × 9 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.891

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Cheney Family; Alice F. Williams, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

Artists and Their Circles, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978

1981

Early America on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1750-1850, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981

Bibliography

1983

Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 9, no. 61.

Wikidata ID

Q64630841

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