Art, literature & history
The Early Scholar
c. 1865
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on academy board on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 43.2 x 53.7 cm (17 x 21 1/8 in.) framed: 61.6 x 71.8 x 6 cm (24 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1963.10.157
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Eastman Johnson. The Early Scholar. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Early Scholar — Eastman Johnson. c. 1865.
Medium: oil on academy board on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 43.2 x 53.7 cm (17 x 21 1/8 in.) framed: 61.6 x 71.8 x 6 cm (24 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1963.10.157. Chester Dale Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.