Portrait of Reuben Merrill

William Sidney Mount1832

The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages
Stony Brook, United States

Around harvest time in the fall of 1832, Mount did this portrait of English immigrant field hand Reuben Merrill, who worked for the artist’s sister Ruth and her husband Charles Saltonstall Seabury. The painting meets its subject on level ground, absent of condescension, depicting a man of energy and quiet dignity.

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Title: Portrait of Reuben Merrill
Creator: William Sidney Mount
Date Created: 1832
Medium: Oil on canvas

The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages

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