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William Sartain

American, 1843–1924

WA-00045095

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ8018128

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6 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
BiographyDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
NationalityDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
Primary mediumDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=4261
Tier 1 · Institutional95%

About

Why this artist matters now

William Sartain was an American artist, known for the moody tonalism of his paintings, and interests and influences that spanned Orientalism and the Barbizon plein air approach to art. Friend to Thomas Eakins, son of artist John Sartain and brother to artist Emily Sartain, Sartain was one of the founders of the Society of American Artists and later became president of the New York Art Club.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 14d ago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Portrait Gallery

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Artworks (4)

WattsOS

Sheridan's Ride

1868 · Etching and engraving

Image: 13 13/16 × 19 13/16 in. (35.1 × 50.3 cm) Plate: 17 11/16 × 22 13/16 in. (45 × 58 cm) Sheet: 19 1/2 × 23 15/16 in. (49.6 × 60.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lieutenant General Thomas J. Jackson and His Family ("Stonewall Jackson")

1866 · Mezzotint, etching and stipple on chine collé

Image: 13 7/8 × 19 1/16 in. (35.2 × 48.4 cm) Sheet: 18 15/16 × 23 5/8 in. (48.1 × 60 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man

1863 · mezzotint

Cleveland Museum of Art

Henry Clay

1843 · mezzotint with line engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork sources (5)

4 published of 16 catalogued · 15 with image

The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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2 entries · 1 sources

Henry Clay
1843 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of a Man
1863 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Portrait Gallery

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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