Portrait study of John McClure Hamilton
Date
1917Medium
Sanguine and black pastel on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
24 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.Description & Inscriptions
[lower right in red ink]: stamped signature / stamped monogram initials; [bottom left in graphite]: John McClure Hamilton 1917 artist
Born in Philadelphia, John McClure Hamilton studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins. He continued his studies in Paris and Brussels. Hamilton settled in England, becoming official portrait painter to Prime Minister Gladstone.
Born in Philadelphia, John McClure Hamilton studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins. He continued his studies in Paris and Brussels. Hamilton settled in England, becoming official portrait painter to Prime Minister Gladstone.
