Nathaniel Olds, 1837 (oil on canvas) , Wade, Jeptha Homer (1811-90) / Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA / Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Jeptha H. Wade III / The Bridgeman Art Library
The green-tinted spectacles worn by Olds were designed to protect the eyes from the intensity of Argand lamps, a type of indoor light used during the early 1800s. These lamps burned whale oil, and many people worried that its bright flames might damage eyesight.The painter of this portrait founded the Western Union Telegraph Company in 1854 and soon became one of Cleveland’s wealthiest industrialists. His grandson, Jeptha Wade II, was a founder of the Cleveland Museum of Art and donated the land upon which it stands as a Christmas gift to the city in 1892.
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Two Venetian Ladies (panel) (detail of 29237) by Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460/5-1523/6)
Museo Correr, Venice, Italy
Italian, out of copyright
Kemari (w/c on silk) by Chinese School, (19th century)
National Football Museum, Preston, UK
Chinese, out of copyright
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