Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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43.8 U.S. Early Portrait Drawings, Groups, Unidentified
The people in these portraits have not yet been identified by name. However, the drawings are known or believed to have been done in the United States, before Johnson went to Europe to learn to paint in late 1849, based on evidence including their inscriptions and the appearance of the sitters and style of the drawings. Further research may enable the sitters to be identified. —AM
Hills no. 43.8.1v
Sketches of Heads [verso of Eliakim Morse]
c.1847, February
Charcoal on paper
21 1/2 x 17 12 in. (54.6 x 43.2 cm) (oval sheet)
Initialed, dated, and inscribed: center: Dr. Morse – / Feb. 1847 — / J.E.J. del. [a box is drawn around "J.E.J. del."]
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Provenance
Antique store, Portland, Maine
Hills Examination/Opinion
Examination date(s): March 16, 2018
Keywords
- Portrait pose
: - Format
: - Oval »
- Inscription type
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Record last updated March 10, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Sketches of Heads [verso of Eliakim Morse], c.1847, February (Hills no. 43.8.1v)." In Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1595 (accessed on May 1, 2025).