Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 29 Aug 1809 - 7 Oct 1894 Search this
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 4 Jul 1804 - 19 May 1864 Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 27 Feb 1807 - 24 Mar 1882 Search this
Nathaniel Parker Willis, 20 Jan 1806 - 20 Jan 1867 Search this
James Kirke Paulding, 22 Aug 1778 - 6 Apr 1860 Search this
William Cullen Bryant, 3 Nov 1794 - 12 Jun 1878 Search this
John Pendleton Kennedy, 25 Oct 1795 - 18 Aug 1870 Search this
William Gilmore Simms, 17 Apr 1806 - 11 Jun 1870 Search this
Fitz-Greene Halleck, 8 Jul 1790 - 19 Nov 1867 Search this
William Hickling Prescott, 4 May 1796 - 28 Jan 1859 Search this
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 25 May 1803 - 27 Apr 1882 Search this
James Fenimore Cooper, 15 Sep 1789 - 14 Sep 1851 Search this
George Bancroft, 3 Oct 1800 - 17 Jan 1891 Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 134.6 x 199.4 x 3.8cm (53 x 78 1/2 x 1 1/2")
Frame: 158.8 x 224.8 x 14cm (62 1/2 x 88 1/2 x 5 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1864
Exhibition Label:
This imaginary scene shows fifteen celebrated literary figures gathered at the home of Washington Irving, author of such popular tales as “Rip Van Winkle” (1819) and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (1820). Advertisements published in the New York Times in December 1863 announced the painting’s exhibition at a Manhattan art gallery, where visitors could purchase a fifty-four-page booklet describing the work. “It is, in the truest and completest sense, a National picture,” the anonymous author declared, and its production “will be universally regarded as a National event.”
The painting resulted from a collaborative effort. The photographer Mathew Brady captured the likeness of each writer (including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Irving himself), and the artist F. O. C. Darley designed the group composition. Working from those materials, Christian Schussele painted this canvas while Thomas Oldham Barlow engraved a widely reproduced print.
Esta escena imaginaria reúne a 15 figuras literarias célebres en casa de Washington Irving, autor de cuentos tan populares como “Rip Van Winkle” (1819) y “La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow” (1820). En diciembre de 1863 se anunció en el New York Times la exposición de la pintura en una galería de Manhattan, donde los visitantes podían comprar un folleto de 54 páginas que describía la obra. “Es, en el sentido más cabal y verdadero, una pintura nacional”, declaró el autor anónimo del folleto, y su creación “se considerará universalmente como un evento nacional”.
La pintura fue resultado de un esfuerzo colectivo. El fotógrafo Mathew Brady retrató a cada escritor (entre ellos Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson y el propio Irving) y el artista F. O. C. Darley creó la composición grupal. Basándose en dichos materiales, Christian Schussele pintó este cuadro y Thomas Oldham Barlow produjo un grabado que se reprodujo ampliamente.
According to Hirschl & Adler, prior provenance was: (Williams and Everett, Boston); private collection; (Williams and Everett); (The Casson Galleries, Boston); Walter Parker, Manchester, N.H.; Mrs. Norman F. Milne, Manchester, N.H. Williams and Everett was a Boston gallery fl. 1855-1907.