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Thomas E. Barratt: Katalog over de 3 mest berømte malerier
Opdateret november 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 3 værker af Thomas E. Barratt i vores katalog
Oversigt
Portrait of a Gentleman (1840) er registreret som Thomas E. Barratts mest berømte maleri; det er i Metropolitan Museum of Arts samling i New York. Henry Smith (1854) og Mr. Drury (1850) indtager anden- og tredjepladsen. Af de 3 værker af Thomas E. Barratt, der er registreret i kataloget, er de 3 mest kendte listet nedenfor, hver med dato, det museum der besidder værket og en note om værket.
1814 – 1854
Flest værker: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Nummer 1 til 10: de mest berømte Thomas E. Barratt malerier
Thomas E. Barratt: museer med værker
De 2 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Thomas E. Barratt | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Smithsonian American Art Museum |
Washington, D.C. | 2 | Henry Smith, Mr. Drury |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 1 | Portrait of a Gentleman |
Årstal: de vigtigste Thomas E. Barratt malerier
Daterede værker af Thomas E. Barratt strækker sig fra 1840 til 1854 (15 år); indekset nedenfor viser hvert år med dets hovedværker.
Værker per år
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Ofte stillede spørgsmål om Thomas E. Barratt's malerier
Hvad er Thomas E. Barratts mest kendte værk?Vis svaret
Portrait of a Gentleman (1840), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. De følgende værker er Henry Smith (1854) og Mr. Drury (1850).
Hvor gammel var Thomas E. Barratt i året for Portrait of a Gentleman?Vis svaret
26 år: Thomas E. Barratt blev født i 1814, og Portrait of a Gentleman er dateret 1840.
Hvor mange værker af Thomas E. Barratt er registreret i kataloget?Vis svaret
Kataloget indeholder 3 værker af Thomas E. Barratt, dateret mellem 1840 og 1854.
Hvor findes de vigtigste værker af Thomas E. Barratt?Vis svaret
Primært i Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D.C.) og Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). Tabellen over museer ovenfor viser den fulde fordeling.
Hvad er de tidligste og seneste mest kendte værker af Thomas E. Barratt?Vis svaret
Det tidligste værk på listen er fra Portrait of a Gentleman (1840); det nyeste er fra Henry Smith (1854).
Hvilke malerier af Thomas E. Barratt har Smithsonian American Art Museum i sin samling?Vis svaret
Henry Smith og Mr. Drury er blandt de 2 værker på denne side i Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.s samling.
Biografi om Thomas E. Barratt
A Life in Miniature
The life of Thomas E. Barratt was defined by the precision of the small scale. Born in England around 1814, he moved through a world that demanded intimacy in its portraiture. He was a miniaturist and portrait painter, a profession requiring a steady hand and a keen eye for the subtle nuances of human character. His career, which spanned the years between 1837 and 1854, was a quiet pursuit of likeness, capturing the essence of his subjects on surfaces as delicate as ivory.
His work, such as the watercolor on ivory titled Mr. Drury, reveals a technical mastery of the medium. In such pieces, the artist had to navigate the translucent qualities of the ivory to create depth and life. He focused on the details of dress—the frilled shirt, the patterned cravat, and the high-tied stock—to ground his subjects in their specific era. These were not grand, sweeping canvases, but private treasures meant to be held and studied closely.
The Quiet Precision of the Portraitist
Barratt’s presence in the American art landscape was marked by this dedication to the minute. While many artists sought the scale of the public gallery, he found his purpose in the intimate space of the portrait miniature. His movement through the mid-nineteenth century saw him active in the United States, where he continued his practice until his passing after 1854. His ability to translate a sitter's identity into a small, portable format speaks to a specific kind of technical discipline.
The historical significance of his work lies in its preservation of the individual. Through his use of watercolor, he captured the textures of fabric and the soft contours of the face with a precision that larger oils often struggle to replicate. His legacy is found in the quiet, detailed records of the people he painted, preserved in collections like the Smithsonian American Art Museum.