William Henry RinehartAmerican, 1825–1874Charles Oliver O'Donnell
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Charles Oliver O'Donnell” now? Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Unknown.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Charles Oliver O’Donnell was a successful merchant in Baltimore, Maryland. It is likely that he commissioned this portrait while in Rome visiting William Henry Rinehart’s studio, a popular stop for many wealthy Americans. Rinehart created this sculpture in the style of Roman portraiture, but O’Donnell’s stern features and groomed mustache reflected his status as a nineteenth-century baron of American capitalism.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1976.113.21
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
