Sarah Homes Tappan (Mrs. Benjamin Tappan) (1814)
Gilbert Stuart1814 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1828)
Specifications
- Year
- 1814
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1755–1828
About the artwork
Gilbert Stuart is the artist behind "Sarah Homes Tappan (Mrs. Benjamin Tappan)", dated 1814. About the period around 1814: The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. 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. Background on Figurative: Over the centuries, painters have used the figure to express social standing, narrative, and emotion. Figurative art depicts people and recognisable scenes, and it has been central to European painting since antiquity. The catalogue places it in Figurative. The format is portrait.
"Sarah Homes Tappan (Mrs. Benjamin Tappan)" 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. Figurative works draw attention to the human presence, the gesture, and the emotional tone, so they work particularly well as a standalone focal point in living rooms, studies, and bedrooms. 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, 1755–1828
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