Painter:

Bears, Orlando Hand 1812-1851  Search this

Subject:

Byram, Ephraim Niles  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Anonymous Collection

Date:

1834

Notes:

Lawson, Pamela Vail, Sag Harbor Historical Society, Sag Harbor, New York, 2008.

"Cross Currents: Faces, Figureheads and Scrimshaw Fancies," New York, NY: Museum of American Folk Art, 1984 (brochure), no. 28.

Summary:

Portrait of Ephraim Niles Byram standing in a moonlit landscape with a starry sky overhead and a bright full moon hovering over distant the horizon. Byram stands with his body turned slight to the left, his gaze directed off to the right, and his right hand resting on a telescope atop a slender tripod. He wears a long black coat and a white shirt, and in his left hand he holds a document at his side.

Topic:

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Landscape--Time--Night  Search this

Landscape--Celestial--Moon  Search this

Landscape--Celestial--Star  Search this

Object--Tool--Telescope  Search this

Object--Written Matter  Search this

Occupation--Science--Inventor  Search this

Control number:

IAP 78440014

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_410255