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Artist in the Global Art Registry
Jacob Eichholtz
1776–1842 · American
- Born
- 1776 · Pennsylvania
- Died
- 1842 · Lancaster
22 works in the Collect24 Registry
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Jacob Eichholtz (1776–1842) was an early American painter, primarily known for his portraits in the Romantic Victorian tradition. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he achieved recognition as a largely self-taught artist, completing over 800 portraits.
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Jacob Eichholtz (1776–1842) was an early American painter, known primarily for his portraits in the Romantic Victorian tradition. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in a family of prosperous Pennsylvania Germans, he spent most of his professional life in Philadelphia. A coppersmith by trade, he turned to painting and achieved both recognition and success despite being mainly self-taught as an artist. He is known to have painted over 800 portraits over the course of 35 years. Hundreds of his works are housed in art museums, historical societies, and private collections throughout the United States.
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Registered works
22
In museum collections
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In gallery collections
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In private collections
Featured works
Selected registered works by Jacob Eichholtz
Selected from 22 works by Jacob Eichholtz in the Collect24 Registry.
Jacob Eichholtz
Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1809
oil on wood
25.3 × 19.8 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-137853
Jacob Eichholtz
Portrait of a Man, ca. 1809
oil on wood
25.3 × 19.7 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-137833
Jacob Eichholtz
James Buchanan, 1834
oil on canvas
91.7 × 71.8 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-135346
Jacob Eichholtz
Samuel Humes, ca. 1825
Oil on canvas
73.7 × 61.3 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-137417
Jacob Eichholtz
Jane Evans Tevis, 1827
oil on canvas
76.2 × 63.5 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-135701
Jacob Eichholtz
Joshua Tevis, 1827
oil on canvas
76.2 × 63.5 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-135098
Jacob Eichholtz
The Ragan Sisters, 1818
oil on canvas
151.2 × 108 cm
National Gallery of Art
C24-101723
Jacob Eichholtz
Robert Coleman, c. 1820
oil on canvas transferred to wood
91.7 × 71 cm
National Gallery of Art
C24-101722
Jacob Eichholtz
William Clark Frazer, c. 1830
oil on canvas
76.2 × 63.5 cm
National Gallery of Art
C24-101724
Jacob Eichholtz
Phoebe Cassidy Freeman (Mrs. Clarkson Freeman), c. 1830
oil on canvas
68.9 × 56.6 cm
National Gallery of Art
C24-101721
Jacob Eichholtz
Miss Leman, c. 1808
oil on wood
21 × 17 cm
National Gallery of Art
C24-101719
Jacob Eichholtz
Julianna Hazlehurst, c. 1820
oil on canvas
75.3 × 62.9 cm
National Gallery of Art
C24-101718
Museums and collections
Where works by Jacob Eichholtz are registered
- National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
12 works
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
5 works
- Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
4 works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
1 work
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