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DiaporamaPortrait of a Gentleman
Rococo/Early Neoclassical
1770
3.0 x 5.0 cm
henry benbridge (1743 – 1812)
Early American portrait painter Henry Benbridge (1743-1812) blended Italian styles in works depicting colonial figures. Explore his Charleston & Norfolk art.
Born in Philadelphia, Benbridge studied in London and in Rome under Anton Raphael Mengs and Pompeo Batoni. In 1772, the artist settled in Charleston, where he became the city"s fashionable portraitist after Jeremiah Theus died in 1774. This miniature exhibits Benbridge"s colorful, linear, and crisply realistic portrait style, which is remarkably similar to that of John Singleton Copley. Dating from about 1770, it is one of the artist"s earliest efforts in the medium, yet it shows more refinement than a number of his later works. The case, which is set with amethysts that match the gentleman"s lavender waistcoat, is original to the piece.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of a Gentleman
- Artist: henry benbridge
- Year: 1770
- Original dimensions: 3.0 x 5.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Creative period: Early Period
- Corpus context: copley-inspired realism , mengs & batoni
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Keywords: rococo portrait style , american portrait art , early american painting
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