Washington Allston
American, 1779–1843
Samuel Williams, c. 1817
Oil on canvas
142.2 × 111.8 cm (56 × 44 in.)
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Allston’s portrait of his London banker and business agent explores the experience of reverie. Williams looks off absently, perhaps inspired by the pictures in the book he holds. With its view of an Italianate landscape beyond the columns of this invented setting, the painting seemingly invites viewers to join the sitter in dreaming about faraway places.
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