Samuel McKenney

1837

George Cooke

Associated Names
George Cooke

Painter, American, 1793 - 1849

The image displays a man's upper body. He is seated at a slight angle to the left, with one arm resting on a surface covered by a green cloth. The man has a composed expression, with defined facial features, including dark arched eyebrows, a high forehead, and short, dark hair with a subtle wave. He is dressed in formal attire, consisting of a black coat, a white shirt, and a cravat. A quill is placed nearby. The background is a plain, muted brown color.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The sitter, Samuel McKenney [b. 1791], Washington; by descent to his great-great-granddaughter, Ann MacCarteney Coulthurst, Three Lakes, Wisconsin; gift 1980 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • George Cooke, 1793-1849, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia; Montgomery Museum of Art; Gibbes Art Gallery, Charleston; Bayly Museum of Art at The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 2 February 1991 - 15 March 1992, no. 9, repro.

Bibliography

2011

  • Cash, Sarah, ed. Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Washington, 2011: 293, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: G.C. / 1837

Wikidata ID

Q46627233

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