The Cleveland Museum of Art
Samuel Williams
Description
Allston’s portrait of his London banker and business agent explores the experience of reverie. Williams looks off absently, perhaps inspired by the pictures in the book he holds. With its view of an Italianate landscape beyond the columns of this invented setting, the painting seemingly invites viewers to join the sitter in dreaming about faraway places.
Provenance
Timothy Williams, Boston; Mrs. W. Pratt; Theodore Lyman, Brookline, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman, Detroit; Kennedy Galleries, New York
Dimensions
142.2 × 111.8 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
1965.474
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Washington Allston (American, 1779–1843)
American Painting and Sculpture • America • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery