Fitz-Greene Halleck

Datec. 1825

MediumOil on wood

DimensionsSight: 4 3/8 × 3 5/8 in. (11.1 × 9.2 cm)

Object numberN0386.1955

Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark

Photograph by Richard Walker

Label TextFitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867), was a poet who wrote in the style of the English Romantics. Halleck was friends with James Fenimore Cooper, whom he met in 1815. Between 1822 and 1826 Cooper lived in New York City and participated in its intellectual life, founding the Bread and Cheese Club, which had many influential members ranging from writers and artists to professionals. Notable members included Fitz-Greene Halleck, Washington Irving, Henry Inman, Samuel F. B. Morse, William Cullen Bryant and Thomas Cole.

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