Theodric Romeyn Beck, M.D.

1834

John Francis Eugene Prud'homme, after Robert Walter Weir

Associated Names
John Francis Eugene Prud'homme

Artist, American, 1800 - 1892

Robert Walter Weir

Artist After, American, 1803 - 1889

The image shows an engraving of a man seated from the waist up. He is turned slightly to the left, with a serious expression. The man has a defined jawline, straight nose, and dark, wavy hair. He is dressed in formal attire, holding a book in his right hand and resting his left hand on his thigh near the book. On a table next to him, there is an inkwell with a feather quill. The background is plain and dark. Text at the bottom identifies the man as "THEODORIC ROMEYN BECK, M. D." with his signature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.59 × 9.05 cm (4 9/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.04 × 17.46 cm (10 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3620

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Text at bottom of plate:
Printed by R.W. Weir. / Engd. by E. Prud'homme / Theodric Romeyn Beck, M.D. / T R Beck [signature] / Entered according to the Act of Congress in the Year 1834 by James Herring in the Clerks Office of the District / Court of the Southern District of New York.

Wikidata ID

Q77015125

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