# Portrait of Elliot Coues

**J. Edward Barclay** (born London, England 1846-died Edinburgh, Scotland 1903)  
1898  
oil on canvas  
36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm.)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1907.1. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=1059).

## About this work

J. Edward Barclay painted this in 1898, aged 52. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [J. Edward Barclay](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/j-edward-barclay)

born London, England 1846-died Edinburgh, Scotland 1903

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was 52
- Real size: about 36 × 30 in (91 × 76 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 18 × 24 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Men, Portraits
- Colour: black
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1861.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1861/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-elliot-coues-si-saam-1907-1).