Betsey Colt Foot (1815)
Ezra Ames1815 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1836)
Specifications
- Year
- 1815
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1768–1836
About the artwork
Dated 1815, "Betsey Colt Foot" is an artwork by Ezra Ames. It is listed in the Figurative collection. The image is in portrait orientation. Figurative in brief: Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. Portraits, group scenes, studies of the nude, and pictures of daily life all belong to figurative art. Historical background, 1815: Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting.
"Betsey Colt Foot" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
American, 1768–1836
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