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Huge 18th Century American Oil Portrait Gentleman in his Study with Spaniel Dog
1780

Price:$6,500

$8,226.92List Price

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Portrait of a Gentleman depicted three-quarter-length, in a white waistcoat and green coat, a book in his left hand, with a dog (Spaniel?), in a library/ study interior circle of Ralph Earl (American 1751-1801) oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 55 x 45 inches canvas: 49 x 39 inches Provenance: private collection, England Condition: relined and restored canvas to a very smart and presentable standard. Ralph Earl was born on May 11, 1751 in either Shrewsbury or Leicester, Massachusetts, the oldest of four children of Ralph Earle and Phebe Whittemore Earl. By 1774, he was working in New Haven, Connecticut as a portrait painter. In the autumn of 1774, Earl returned to Leicester, Massachusetts to marry his cousin, Sarah Gates. A few months later, their daughter Phebe was born in January 1775. Earl left them both with Sarah's parents and returned to New Haven to continue painting portraits. Earl's wife and daughter joined him in New Haven in November 1776, and they lived there until May 1777, when their son, John, was born. Sarah later attested that this six-month period "was all the time we kept house together.". Like many of the colonial craftsmen, Earl was self-taught, and for many years was an itinerant painter. In 1775, Earl visited Lexington and Concord, which were the sites of recent battles in the American Revolution. Although his father was a colonel in the Revolutionary army, Earl himself was a Loyalist. Working in collaboration with the engraver Amos Doolittle, Earl drew four battle scenes that were made into pro-Revolutionary propaganda prints. In 1778, he left behind his wife and daughter and escaped to England by disguising himself as the servant of British army captain John Money. In London, he entered the studio of Benjamin West, and painted the king and many notables. Earl continued painting portraits in the town of Norwich. He later married Ann Whiteside, an English woman, despite the fact that he had never ended his marriage with Sarah Gates. In 1785 or 1786, Earl returned to the United States with his new wife. After his return to America, he made portraits of Timothy Dwight, Governor Caleb Strong, Roger Sherman, and other prominent men. He also painted a large picture of Niagara Falls. In September 1786, while living in New York City, Earl was imprisoned for failing to pay his personal debts. Even while in jail, he drew portraits of his visitors, friends, and family of the Society for the Relief of Distressed Debtors. He was released in January 1788. Earl probably trained his son, painter Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl and was an influence on his nephew Augustus Earle who is reputed to have been the first European artist to have visited all five continents. Ralph's brother James Earl (1761–1796) was also a portrait painter. He died in Bolton, Connecticut, on August 16, 1801, at age 50. Alcoholism is believed to be the main cause of death.

Creation Year:
1780
Dimensions:
Height: 55 in (139.7 cm)Width: 45 in (114.3 cm)
Medium:
Oil,Canvas
Movement & Style:
Old Masters
Circle Of:
Ralph Earl (1751-1801, American)
Period:
Late 18th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Cirencester, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU509311973732

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