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The Early Scholar
Eastman Johnsonc. 1865
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: The Early Scholar
- Creator: Eastman Johnson
- Date Created: c. 1865
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 43.2 x 53.7 cm (17 x 21 1/8 in.) framed: 61.6 x 71.8 x 6 cm (24 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
- Provenance: The artist, New York.[1] F. Reside; his estate; (sale, Silo's Galleries, New York, 21 February 1931, no. 274); Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York;[2] bequest 1963 to NGA. [1] An undated photograph reproduced in Edgar French, "An American Portrait Painter of Three Historical Epochs," _World's Work_ 13 (1906): 123, depicts Johnson's studio, in which the NGA version of The Early Scholar can be discerned on the left wall. [2] Provenance information is provided in undated notes, NGA curatorial files, from information conveyed by Mary Towar Bullard (Mrs. Chester) Dale in May 1959.
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: oil on academy board on canvas
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