id:			141935
accession number:	1965.474
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.474
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Samuel Williams, c. 1817. Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843). Oil on canvas; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1965.474

title:				Samuel Williams
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creation date:			c. 1817
creation date earliest:		1812
creation date latest:		1827
current location:		205 Federal American
creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843)  - artist

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measurements: 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.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions
	opening date:   1966-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 10-October 16, 1966).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Boston, The Athenaeum Gallery: Annual Exhibition (1835), no. 60<br>Boston, Harding's Gallery, Exhibition of Pictures Painted by Washington Allston, (1839) no. 34<br>Boston, The Athenaeum Gallery, Annual Exhibition (1850), no. 62 <br>Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Catalogue of Works of Art Exhibited: Pt. 2, Paintings, Drawings, Engravings, and Decorative Art, (1881) no. 203<br>Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Washington Allston (1948), no. 110<br>Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Collection in Progress (1955), no. 4<br>United States Information Agency, Tour of South America (1956-57), no. 5<br>United States Information Agency, Tour of Greece and Israel (1958), no. 8<br>Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Center, American Painting 1760-1960, (3 March - 3 April1960), p. 16.<br>Tucson, University of Arizona Art Gallery, American Painting 1765-1963, (1964), illus. pg. 17, cat. no, 2.<br>Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, Golden Anniversary Acquisitions, (1966), cat. no. 54<br>Coral Gables, Lowe Art Museum, The Paintings of Washington Allston, (6 March - 13 April 1975) cat. no, 17, discussed in text on pg. 9.<br>Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, "Man of Genius" The Art of Washington Allston (1779-1843), (1979) fig. 48, p. 71, discussed in text on pg. 86.

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PROVENANCE

	Timothy Williams, Boston; Mrs. W. Pratt; Theodore Lyman, Brookline, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman, Detroit; Kennedy Galleries, New York
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fun fact: 
Allston experimented with painting recipes, even attempting to mix his pigment colors with skimmed milk.

digital description: 
Allston’s portrait of his London banker and business agent explores the experience of reverie. Williams<br>looks off absently, perhaps inspired by the pictures in the book he holds. With its view of an Italianate<br>landscape beyond the columns of this invented setting, the painting seemingly invites viewers to join<br>the sitter in dreaming about faraway places.

wall description: 
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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 161
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n185

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 161
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n185

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 200
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n220

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