Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Otis and Child
Joseph H. DavisWW-1834-535401
1834·Watercolor, gum arabic, and graphite on off-white wove paper·10 3/4 x 16 5/8 in. (27.3 x 42.2 cm)
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1972
Catalogue
- Year
- 1834
- Dimensions
- 10 3/4 x 16 5/8 in. (27.3 x 42.2 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Joseph H. Davis
Artist
J
Joseph H. Davis
Painting
Joseph H. Davis was an itinerant American portrait painter. Over a period of only five years, from 1832 to 1837, he painted about 150 watercolor portraits of residents of Maine and New Hampshire. The body of work he left behind is highly regarded for its calligraphic line, miniaturizing delicacy, and decorative stylization. His pictures are in many important collections, including those of the American Folk Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the National Gallery of Art, the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Strawbery Banke museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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- Joseph H. Davis
- Year
- 1834
- Dimensions
- 10 3/4 x 16 5/8 in. (27.3 x 42.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1834-535401
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified