Joseph Oriel Eaton
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BornFebruary 8, 1829
Newark, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 7, 1875 (aged 45)
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
SpouseEmmaline Goodwin
Children7, including Joseph II
Joseph Oriel Eaton | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait, 1867 | |
| Born | February 8, 1829 Newark, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1875 (aged 45) Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Emmaline Goodwin |
| Children | 7, including Joseph II |
Joseph Oriel Eaton (February 8, 1829 – February 7, 1875)[1] was an American painter of portraits and figure subjects, both in oil and in water-colours. His most famous work is his portrait of Herman Melville, author of the 1851 novel Moby-Dick.
He was married to Emmaline (Emma) Goodwin, great-granddaughter of John Adams, and granddaughter of John Quincy Adams.[2][3] The Eatons had seven children:
- Son, Frank[3]
- Son, William[3]
- Son, Charles Sedgwick Eaton (c. 1856-1911)
- Daughter, Frances Goodman Eaton (c. 1864 - 1903), married to Simón Bolívar Camacho (1859-1906), the great grand-nephew of Simón Bolívar, the Liberator, and the son of a Venezuelan diplomat [4][5][6]
- Daughter, Mary Nelson (c. 1869 – 1948), married Frank Howard Nelson on June 6, 1907, in Montclair, New Jersey.[3][7][8][9][10]
- Daughter, Margaret (c. 1858-1931), married to Swedish Count Henning Gustave Taube,[2][3] who was a co-founder of Eaton Corporation and brother of Swedish Prime Minister Arvid Taube.[11]
- Son, Harrison, but later known as Joseph Oriel Eaton II, born 1873 and a co-founder of Eaton Corporation[3]
A granddaughter named Margaret Camacho was married to John Stoye on November 6, 1911.[12]
Works
Among his exhibited works were:
- Landscape: View on the Hudson. 1868.
- Multiple portraits of John Means of Kentucky. 1868
- Greek Water-Carrier. 1872.
- Lady Godiva. 1874.
- Looking through the Kaleidoscope. 1875.
- His own Portrait. 1875. (National Academy of Design)
- A portrait of daughter Mary at age 4 (Cincinnati Art Museum). c. 1874[13][14]
