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| Keywords: Charles Loring Elliott - Anthony Van Corlear - Walters 37101.jpg Although he was an accomplished portraitist Elliott had received little formal training apart from six months in 1829 spent in the studio of John Quidor 1801-81 who had broken with the traditional realism prevailing in the first half of the 19th century to produce highly fanciful scenes taken from the literature of Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper In this scene Elliott appears to acknowledge his indebtedness to Quidor who by then had been almost completely forgotten by the public In this work Elliott had depicted the rotund Anthony Van Corlear who won prodigious favor in the eyes of the women by means of his whiskers and his trumpet This scene is taken from Washington Irving's Diederich Knickerboker's A History of New York 1809 1858 Oil on canvas cm 30 7 25 4 ; Framed H 20 1/4 x W 18 1/2 xD 3 1/4 in 51 4 x 47 x 8 3 cm accession number 37 101 14166 Estate of William Tylee Ranner date and mode of acquisition unknown Ranney Sale New York December 1858 no 175 William T Walters Baltimore 1858 mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1858 Signature Lower right corner Elliott; Date Lower right corner 1858 America as Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington 1976 The Walters' American Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2005-2006 place of origin New York City New York USA Walters Art Museum license 2D Charles Loring Elliott Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
