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Charles Oliver O'Donnell
William Henry Rinehart, born Union Bridge, MD 1825-died Rome, Italy 1874
Charles Oliver O’Donnell was a successful merchant in Baltimore, Maryland. It is likely that he commissioned this portrait while in Rome visiting William Henry Rinehart’s studio, a popular stop for many wealthy Americans. Rinehart created this sculpture in the style of Roman portraiture, but O’Donnell’s stern features and groomed mustache reflected his status as a nineteenth-century baron of American capitalism.
- Date
- 1867
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- marble
- Department
- SAAM
- Institution
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Object number
- saam_1976.113.21
- Credit
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Robert O. Werlich
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