Joseph Oriel Eaton | |
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Born | Newark, Licking County, Ohio, U.S. | February 8, 1829,
Died | February 7, 1875Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, U.S | (aged 45),
Joseph Oriel Eaton (1829-1875) [1] was an American painter of portraits and figure subjects, both in oil and in water-colours. His most famous work is his portrait of Herman Melville, author of the 1851 novel Moby-Dick.
He was married to Emmaline (Emma) Goodwin, great-granddaughter of John Adams, and granddaughter of John Quincy Adams. [2] [3] The Eatons had five children:
A granddaughter (or possibly step-granddaughter) named Margaret Comacho was married to John Stoye on November 6, 1911. [9]
Among his exhibited works were:
Eaton was elected into the National Academy of Design as an associate academician in 1866. He died in Yonkers, New York in 1875.
Joseph Oriel Eaton | |
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Born | Newark, Licking County, Ohio, U.S. | February 8, 1829,
Died | February 7, 1875Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, U.S | (aged 45),
Joseph Oriel Eaton (1829-1875) [1] was an American painter of portraits and figure subjects, both in oil and in water-colours. His most famous work is his portrait of Herman Melville, author of the 1851 novel Moby-Dick.
He was married to Emmaline (Emma) Goodwin, great-granddaughter of John Adams, and granddaughter of John Quincy Adams. [2] [3] The Eatons had five children:
A granddaughter (or possibly step-granddaughter) named Margaret Comacho was married to John Stoye on November 6, 1911. [9]
Among his exhibited works were:
Eaton was elected into the National Academy of Design as an associate academician in 1866. He died in Yonkers, New York in 1875.