Portrait of Henry James

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Portrait of Henry James is a celebrated 1913 oil painting by John Singer Sargent depicting the renowned American-British author in his later years.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
commissionedBy friends of Henry James
copyrightStatus public domain
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator John Singer Sargent
creatorNationality American
British
creatorOccupation painter
portraitist
depicts Henry James
depictsCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
depictsEthnicGroup American
British
depictsNotableCharacteristic dark background
evening dress
formal three-quarter-length pose
introspective expression
late-life likeness of Henry James
seated figure
depictsNotablePerson American-British author
major figure of literary realism
depictsNotableWorkAuthor Daisy Miller
The Ambassadors
The Portrait of a Lady
The Turn of the Screw
The Wings of the Dove
depictsOccupation novelist
writer
depictsPersonAge old age
depictsSex male
describedAs celebrated portrait of Henry James in his later years
genre portrait painting
hasInfluenceOn visual iconography of Henry James
hasQuality highly finished brushwork
psychological depth
subdued color palette
inception 1913
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainSubject Henry James
medium oil paint
movement Realism
notableWorkOf John Singer Sargent
partOf 20th-century portrait painting
support canvas
title Portrait of Henry James self-link

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John Singer Sargent notableWork Portrait of Henry James
Portrait of Henry James title Portrait of Henry James self-link