TitleFrederic Remington
Artist
Benoni Irwin
(1840 - 1896)
Date1891
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 21 × 17 in.
Framed: 21 3/8 × 17 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.
SignedSigned upper right: "painted by/Benoni Irwin"
SubmissionANA diploma presentation, November 2, 1891
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY
Object number647-P
Label TextFor his associate portrait, Remington approached Benoni Irwin, agreeing upon a trade of a painting of horses for the portrait (Samuels, 159). On 28 October 1891, Irwin wrote the Academy, announcing that the painting could be shown in the Autumn Exhibition of a frame could be found. A letter from Remington indicates his concern that the painting be delivered on time. A frame was eventually found, and the portrait was exhibited, although it drew little press.
