Three-Way Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and Unidentified Native American (William McIntosh?)
early 19th century
- Medium
- oil on wood and canvas strips
- Dimensions
- 86.3 × 74.3 × 4.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-131109
An unknown artist combined three portraits to form this "slat" or three-way painting. He painted images of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and James Monroe (1758-1831) back-to-back, divided the canvas into thirty-six strips, and then placed the pieces vertically across a third painting. The three portraits reveal themselves one after the other as the viewer changes position. The identity of the man …
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. James E. D. Graham and Mr. Thomas E. Dashiell
Registry history
- early 19th century — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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