1810
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Samuel Barber Clark is a 1810 unspecified by James Frothingham, a American Folk Art work, depicting Boy, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a man sitting in a chair, looking straight at us. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The artist likely used this portrait to practice painting realistic faces and clothing, which was a common goal for artists at that time, and this kind of portrait was popular in America back then. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of sfumato.
James Frothingham (1786–1864) was an American portrait painter in Massachusetts and New York. He was the father of the painter Sarah C. Frothingham.
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