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Samuel Williams
Washington Allstonc. 1817
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Allston’s portrait of his London banker and business agent explores the experience of reverie. Williams looks off absently, perhaps inspired by the pictures in the book he holds. With its view of an Italianate landscape beyond the columns of this invented setting, the painting seemingly invites viewers to join the sitter in dreaming about faraway places.
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- Title: Samuel Williams
- Creator: Washington Allston (American, 1779–1843)
- Date Created: c. 1817
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 172.5 x 142.5 x 14 cm (67 15/16 x 56 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); Unframed: 142.2 x 111.8 cm (56 x 44 in.)
- Provenance: Timothy Williams, Boston; Mrs. W. Pratt; Theodore Lyman, Brookline, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman, Detroit; Kennedy Galleries, New York
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.474
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Fun Fact: Allston experimented with painting recipes, even attempting to mix his pigment colors with skimmed milk.
- Department: American Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: America, 19th century
- Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Collection: American - Painting
- Accession Number: 1965.474
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