key Notes:
Portraiture, Academic Realism
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medium:
Oil on canvas
Difficulty:
Master
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story of the work:
"LeBaron Russell Briggs," painted by Charles Melville Markham in 1890, is a portrait that captures the likeness of the prominent American educator and Harvard University administrator. The work is notable for its representation of late 19th-century academic portraiture, reflecting both the subject's intellectual stature and the artistic conventions of the period.
Description of the work:
"LeBaron Russell Briggs" by Markham is a portrait that captures the subject in a three-quarter view, characterized by a subdued color palette dominated by earthy tones. The composition emphasizes the subject's facial features and expression, rendered with a focus on texture and detail, while the background remains minimally defined to enhance the figure's prominence.
Artwork Photograph Source:
Harvard Art Museum
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