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Attributed to Eastman Johnson (American)

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Attributed to Eastman Johnson (American)
<B>Attributed to EASTMAN JOHNSON</B></I> (American 1824-1906)<BR><I>Copy after Rubens Religious Composition of St. John The Evangelist and a Young Boy</B></I>, 1852<BR>Oil on canvas<BR>18-1/4 x 26 inches (46.4 x 66.0 cm)<BR>Inscribed lower right: <I>E. J. from Ru[...] 1852</B></I><BR> <BR>The present work is monogrammed in Eastman Johnson's traditional manner (E. J.) and dated 1652, which places it within his six-year period of study abroad in Europe. In 1849 he moved to Düsseldorf, Germany where he and many American painters trained in the studio Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, the German author of <I>Washington Crossing the Delaware </B></I>who had lived in the United States for awhile before returning to his native country. Johnson then moved to The Hague and studied 17th century Dutch and Flemish masters, and notably fell under the lasting influence of Rembrandt. He ended his European travels in Paris, studying with the academic painter Thomas Couture in 1855. The present work, which is inscribed as being based upon a composition by Rubens, is dated 1652, a year in which Johnson was based in The Hague apart from a short trip to Venice.<B>Condition Report:</B> Canvas has been relined. Very good condition<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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