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Samuel Lovett Waldo — "Old Pat," The Independent Beggar

Samuel Lovett Waldo

"Old Pat," The Independent Beggar

1819

Genre painting elevates a humble street figure to fine art status, reflecting early American democratic ideals that found dignity in common subjects.

Medium
oil on wood

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Samuel Lovett Waldo, "Old Pat," The Independent Beggar, 1819

Genre painting elevates a humble street figure to fine art status, reflecting early American democratic ideals that found dignity in common subjects.

Medium
oil on wood
Year
1819
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, American, Traditional, Melancholic, Oil On Wood, Portrait, Figurative

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