Robert C. Sands

c. 1829

Asher Brown Durand, after Robert Weir

Associated Names
Asher Brown Durand

Artist, American, 1796 - 1886

Robert Walter Weir

Artist After, American, 1803 - 1889

The image shows a man in a portrait from the chest up. He is facing slightly left but looking directly at the viewer. The man has a serious expression, sideburns, round spectacles, dark wavy hair, and is wearing formal attire from the 19th century. The background is simple, emphasizing the figure. Signatures are visible near the bottom of the portrait.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.11 × 9.84 cm (4 3/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 22.86 × 13.97 cm (9 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3618

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: R. W. Weir Pt.; lower right in plate: A. B. Durand Sc.; lower center in pen and black ink by unknown hand: Robert [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q77011329

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