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DiaporamaPortrait of Childs Frick as a Child
james archer (1823 – 1904)
Explore the Victorian portraits & literary scenes of James Archer (1823-1904), a Scottish painter known for children's costumes & historical narratives.
The Frick Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, United States of America)
Experience the grandeur of The Frick Pittsburgh through its iconic collection of masterpieces like Millet’s The Gleaner within the opulent Gilded Age mansion Clayton and discover a legacy of art and industry worth exploring.
Childs Frick was almost two years old when the Fricks commissioned this portrait of him by Scottish artist James Archer. Archer traveled to the United States in 1884, and while here painted a portrait of Andrew Carnegie, Pittsburgh industrialist and business partner of Henry Clay Frick, and this portrait of Frick’s first born child. The portrait shows Childs in a landscape, wearing the type of white dress that both boys and girls wore when very young. Archer has Childs holding a rose, which in the Victorian era language of flowers meant purity and grace. It was also used in American art as a symbol of fruitfulness and children and the continuation of the family line.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of Childs Frick as a Child
- Artist: james archer
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: The Frick Pittsburgh
- Movement: Victorian Era Portraiture
- Creative period: Victorian Maturity
- Corpus context: documenting victorian life" , family values & heritage
- Keywords: muted color palette , american art history , early 20th century
- Color hue: Ochre to Sepia
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