1955.18 S. Seymour Thomas, Vicomte de Manneville and His Dog

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, wealthy Americans commissioned artists like S. Seymour Thomas, John Singer Sargent, William Merritt Chase, and John White Alexander to paint their likenesses. This depiction of Vicomte de Manneville in hunting garb, rifle in hand and obedient dog by his side, is an example of Thomas's society portraiture. In addition to recording the Vicomte's appearance and pastime, this work served to advertise the artist's skill. Thomas kept the painting in his studio for nearly fifty years as an example of his skilled representation of figures and animals.

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Emily Schiller, DMA label text, 20017.

NOTES

Created in 1908

Object File reviewed

Unverified information on provenance below. Did not have time to explore further:

Memo December 2, 1988 to Carmen Mitler-Smith from Laurie Barnes:

"Mrs. Robert Thomas, who is something of an expert on Stephen Seymour Thomas, called with some information related to this painting. She said that this painting entered the collection as a trade for a portrait of the Dallas socialite Mrs. Charles O'Connor, also by Thomas. Mrs. Thomas has written a paper on the artist, which I requested for our files."

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Artist/designers

Thomas, Stephen Seymour (American, 1868-1956)

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Process/materials

Oil on canvas

Historical periods

1890-1913, United States, "United States at the Turn of the Century"

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PROVENANCE

From 1955: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Summerfield G. Roberts [1]

[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.

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General Description

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, wealthy Americans commissioned artists like S. Seymour Thomas, John Singer Sargent, William Merritt Chase, and John White Alexander to paint their likenesses. This depiction of Vicomte de Manneville in hunting garb, rifle in hand and obedient dog by his side, is an example of Thomas's society portraiture. In addition to recording the Vicomte's appearance and pastime, this work served to advertise the artist's skill. Thomas kept the painting in his studio for nearly fifty years as an example of his skilled representation of figures and animals.