Portrait study of John McClure Hamilton
Date
Date unknownMedium
Black, white and sanguine pastel on paper mounted on board under framing matCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
23 x 17 in.Description & Inscriptions
[lower left in red ink]: stamped signature / stamped monogram initials; [verso in black ink]: John McClure Hamilton, artist / (Pres. Of Fellowship of P.A.F.A.) / V.O.
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.
