Portrait of Judge Abraham Shriver
Attributed to John Beale Bordley (1771-1848)
Frederick County, Maryland
Circa 1845
Oil on Canvas
25” x 30”
33” x 36”
This compelling portrait is among the best executed by Bordley during his long career. It fully conveys an enormous sense of the subject’s character and personality in a stark, unembellished visual image of the imposing judge that it almost modern in its cool clarity. The direct, full-frontal perspective set far forward in the picture plane is difficult to achieve and the critical lighting playing across the sitter’s face and attire achieve a level of visual drama that ranks this portrait as among Bordley’s most accomplished and successful commissions.
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