The oboe player (Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Sharp)

Eakins, Thomas (1844-1916)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1903
Height:
91.8 cm  (36 1/8 in.)
Width:
61.3 cm  (24 1/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas
Place of creation:
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)

    Item location

  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
    American Art[Museum inv. no.: 1946-77-1]

Description

Profile portrait of Dr. Benjamin Sharp playing the oboe. He played for the Philadelphia Symphonic Society (which later became the Philadelphia Orchestra).

People as subjects

Sharp, Benjamin (1858-1915) (Musician portrait)

Iconclass

48C7525
one person playing wind instrument

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Oboe [4232]

RIdIM images


© Philadelphia Museum of Art

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

4651