Joseph Oriel Eaton

Joseph Oriel Eaton (born 1829) 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.

For his son who created Eaton Corporation, see Joseph Oriel Eaton II.
Joseph Oriel Eaton
Eaton's 1870 portrait of Herman Melville
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