N.A. Moore Painting Outdoors.
SubjectPortrait of
Nelson Augustus Moore
American, 1824 - 1902
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/2 x 9 3/4in. (29.2 x 24.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/2 x 9 3/4in. (29.2 x 24.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 17 x 14in. (43.2 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/2 x 9 3/4in. (29.2 x 24.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 17 x 14in. (43.2 x 35.6cm)
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionAn elderly man wearing a hat, coat, vest, necktie, and pants is seated outdoors beneath an umbrella. He has a mustache. An open paint box is on his lap. He holds a brush or pencil in his right hand and a palette and paint brush in his left hand. Tubes of paint are barely visible in the box. Two boards lean against his chair. He is seated in the middle of a grassy lawn, with flowering shrubs and trees in the background.
Object number2004.52.324
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view1830-1840
about 1896