Samuel Rhoades, Jr.
Artist: Charles Loring Elliott (American, 1812-1868)
Date: 1836
Dimensions:
Frame: 39 5/8 × 33 5/8 × 2 3/4 in. (100.6 × 85.4 × 7 cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Edward H. and William H. Rhoades in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Rhoades, Jr.
Object number: 1952.139
Label Text:In 1834 the young portrait painter Charles Loring Elliott was called from his home in Syracuse, New York to come to the village of Skaneateles to paint the dead child of a prominent merchant. Elliott ended up staying in the area for five years, painting portraits of the townspeople there.
Samuel Rhoades, Jr. (1776–1850) served as lieutenant in the 159th Regiment of the New York State militia during the War of 1812. He married Electa Cleaveland (1782–1863), his second wife, in Skaneateles in 1813 (her portrait hangs nearby). The couple, depicted as distinguished citizens in sober but elegant dark clothing, paid 20 dollars for each portrait. According to a 1909 letter from the daughter of the sitters, Elliott included a gesture that captured Rhoades perfectly: he is shown “clasping his watch chain as he always did when busy talking.”
Samuel Rhoades, Jr. (1776–1850) served as lieutenant in the 159th Regiment of the New York State militia during the War of 1812. He married Electa Cleaveland (1782–1863), his second wife, in Skaneateles in 1813 (her portrait hangs nearby). The couple, depicted as distinguished citizens in sober but elegant dark clothing, paid 20 dollars for each portrait. According to a 1909 letter from the daughter of the sitters, Elliott included a gesture that captured Rhoades perfectly: he is shown “clasping his watch chain as he always did when busy talking.”
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