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'''''Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand''''' is an 1874 painting by [[Thomas Eakins]]. It is [[oil painting|oil]] on [[canvas]] and depicts [[Benjamin H. Rand]], a doctor at [[Jefferson Medical College]] who taught Eakins anatomy. In the painting, Rand is reading a book while petting a cat.
The '''''Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand''''' is an 1874 painting by [[Thomas Eakins]]. It is an [[oil painting|oil]] on [[canvas]] that depicts [[Benjamin H. Rand]], a doctor at [[Jefferson Medical College]] who taught Eakins anatomy.


==History and description==
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The portrait was the first Eakins made of someone outside his family.<ref name="adams">Adams, Henry (2005). ''Eakins Revealed: The Secret Life of an American Artist.'' Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-515668-4}}</ref> It is a prelude to what he considered his most important painting, ''[[The Gross Clinic]]'' (1875). Rand donated it to Jefferson Medical College when he retired.
In this painting, Rand is reading a book while petting a cat.


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The portrait was the first Eakins made of someone outside his family.<ref name="adams">Adams, Henry (2005). ''Eakins Revealed: The Secret Life of an American Artist.'' Oxford University Press, {{ISBN|0-19-515668-4}}</ref> It is a prelude to what he considered his most important painting, ''[[The Gross Clinic]]'' (1875).
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It was purchased by [[Alice L. Walton]] for an estimated US$20 million in April 2007, to be housed at the [[Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art]].<ref name="vogel">Vogel, Carol (April 12, 2007). Philadelphia School Sells a Second Eakins. ''[[New York Times]]''</ref>

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Rand donated it to Jefferson Medical College when he retired. It was subsequently purchased by [[Alice L. Walton]] for an estimated US$20 million in April 2007, to be housed at the [[Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art]].<ref name="vogel">Vogel, Carol (April 12, 2007). Philadelphia School Sells a Second Eakins. ''[[New York Times]]''</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:47, 18 May 2023

Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand
ArtistThomas Eakins
Year1874
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions152 cm × 123 cm (60 in × 48 in)
LocationCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art

The Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand is an 1874 painting by Thomas Eakins. It is an oil on canvas that depicts Benjamin H. Rand, a doctor at Jefferson Medical College who taught Eakins anatomy.

History and description

In this painting, Rand is reading a book while petting a cat.

The portrait was the first Eakins made of someone outside his family.[1] It is a prelude to what he considered his most important painting, The Gross Clinic (1875).

Rand donated it to Jefferson Medical College when he retired. It was subsequently purchased by Alice L. Walton for an estimated US$20 million in April 2007, to be housed at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.[2]

References

  1. ^ Adams, Henry (2005). Eakins Revealed: The Secret Life of an American Artist. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-515668-4
  2. ^ Vogel, Carol (April 12, 2007). Philadelphia School Sells a Second Eakins. New York Times

External links

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