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Moses Seymour Jr.
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About this work
Seen here at the age of 15, Moses Seymour Jr. holds a book and cane, suggesting that he reads and walks in harmony with nature. The portrait was commissioned by his father, a former Revolutionary War major who lived in Litchfield, Connecticut. Artist Ralph Earl was the leading painter in the Connecticut River Valley, returning there after receiving training in London.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMoses Seymour Jr., 1789. Ralph Earl (American, 1751–1801). Oil on canvas; framed: 139.4 x 108.6 x 5.2 cm (54 7/8 x 42 3/4 x 2 1/16 in.); unframed: 120.7 x 90.2 cm (47 1/2 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. George S. Lockwood Jr. in loving memory of her husband, 2003.285
