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James Gallatin

1837
Oil on panel
17.46 x 15.24 cm (6 7/8 x 6 in.)

Harvard University Art Museums

Cambridge, MA

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Mrs. James Gallatin (1801-1885) And Her Son, Albert Gallatin Ii (1830-1930)

c.1837 - c.1840
Oil on panel
27.62 x 20.96 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

Harvard University Art Museums

Cambridge, MA

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Portrait Of A New York Gentleman

ca. 1840
oil on canvas mounted on aluminum
overall: 6 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (17.2 x 14.4 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
George Linen used the European portrait convention of an open window and a curtain drawn back behind his sitter in many of his paintings. Here, he posed his sitter before a window opening onto trees and a moody sky. The gentlemans upright posture, wide eyes, and high brow convey a gentle and thoughtful personality. Small portraits like this, called...
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Portrait Of A New York Lady

ca. 1840
oil on canvas mounted on aluminum
overall: 6 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (17.4 x 14.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
George Linen made this painting of a well-bred woman, stylishly coiffed and dressed in a fur-trimmed robe, as a pendant to her husbands portrait. The lady looks in the direction of her husband, with a sweet smile that conveys a warm intimacy, as though she might reach out and touch her husbands hand as they sat for their portraits.
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Portrait Of Miss Catherine Swan

Oil on Panel
9.5 x 7.5 in. / 24.1 x 19 cm

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

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Portrait Of Mrs.smith Culter (Jane Swan)

Oil on Panel
9.5 x 7.5 in. / 24.1 x 19 cm

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

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William Popham

ca. 1845
oil on canvas
12 x 9 7/8 in. (30.5 x 25 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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