Joseph Wood
Illustration — A c. 1810 self-portrait by Wood, in watercolor on ivory, currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Joseph Wood (c. 1778 – June 15, 1830) was an American painter noted mainly for his portraits.
Joseph Wood
Engraved by Frederick W. Halpin (1805-1880) after a drawing by Joseph Wood (1778-1830) · NYPL Digital Gallery · Public domain
- Died
- 1830
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
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Illustration — A c. 1810 self-portrait by Wood, in watercolor on ivory, currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Joseph Wood (c. 1778 – June 15, 1830) was an American painter noted mainly for his portraits.
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Born in 1778, died in 1830.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Joseph Wood is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Cincinnati Art Museum.
Joseph Wood - Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) - Walters 37871
Joseph Wood · Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork
Portrait of Francis Scott Key
Attributed to Joseph Wood · [1]
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