The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0027
Dr Roswell Park
Date
Dr Roswell Park, a caricature done at Christ Church School, Pomfret, Connecticut, between August 1849 and July 1850.
It is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no.27).
Images
Dr Roswell Park, whereabouts unknown
Subject
Description
A caricature of Rev. Dr Park, who was 'very tall and thin, with a long neck and a collar so high and stiff that he couldn't turn his head'. 1
Sitter
Roswell Park (1807-1869) graduated from West Point Military Academy in the class of 1831, and was, like Whistler's father, an engineer. He resigned in 1836 and taught at the University of Pennsylvania, before going into the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church. He was Principal of Christ Church preparatory school in Pomfret (1845-1852) when Whistler was there, but left to become President, and later Chancellor, of Racine College.
Technique
Technique
Unknown.
History
Provenance
Unknown.
Exhibitions
Unknown.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 27) as 'Dr Roswell Park'.
Journals 1906-Present
- Bloor, A. J., 'Whistler's Boyhood', Critic, XXXIII, September 1903, p. 247-54.
Notes:
1: Bloor, A. J., 'Whistler's Boyhood', Critic, vol. 33, September 1903, p. 247-54.