Joseph Oriel Eaton Explained

Birth Date:	8 February 1829, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, U.S.
Death Date:	, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, U.S

Joseph Oriel Eaton (1829-1875)^[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.

Personal life

He was married to Emmaline (Emma) Goodwin, great-granddaughter of John Adams, and granddaughter of John Quincy Adams.^{[2] [3]} The Eatons had five children:

• Son, Frank
• Son, William
• Daughter, Mary Nelson (c. 1869 – 1948), married Frank Howard Nelson on June 6, 1907, in Montclair, New Jersey.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}
• Daughter, Margaret, married to Swedish Count Henning Gustave Taube, who was a co-founder of Eaton Corporation and brother of Swedish Prime Minister Arvid Taube.^[8]
• Son, Harrison, but later known as Joseph Oriel Eaton II, born 1873 and a co-founder of Eaton Corporation

A granddaughter (or possibly step-granddaughter) named Margaret Comacho was married to John Stoye on November 6, 1911.^[9]

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). ^{[10] [11]}

Death and legacy

Eaton was elected into the National Academy of Design as an associate academician in 1866. He died in Yonkers, New York in 1875.

External links

• "Joseph Oriel Eaton" at National Academy of Design

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joseph Oriel Eaton - Biography . 2024-06-12 . www.askart.com.
2. News: 1912-06-22 . Obituary Notes . 13 . The New York Times . 2022-08-23.
3. News: 1912-06-29 . Mrs. Emma G. Eaton . 4 . The Montclair Times . 2022-08-23.
4. News: 1907-05-25 . Three Weddings Announced . 4 . The Montclair Times . 2022-08-23.
5. News: 1948-10-22 . Obituary for Mary Eaton Nelson (Aged 81) . 38 . The Cincinnati Post . 2022-08-23.
6. News: 1907-06-07 . Marriage of Nelson-Eaton . 9 . The New York Times . 2022-08-23.
7. News: 1948-10-28 . Nelson Will Probated . 8 . The Cincinnati Enquirer . 2022-08-23.
8. News: 1928-03-12 . Count H. G. Taube, Former Resident of Lake George Dies . 5 . The Post-Star . 2022-08-23.
9. News: 1911-11-11 . Notes About Town . 2 . The Montclair Times . 2022-08-23.
10. News: 1933-02-04 . Museum Opens Portrait Show of Unique Type . 2 . The Cincinnati Post . 2022-08-23.
11. News: 1948-10-23 . Obituary for Mary Eaton Nelson (Aged 78) . 10 . The Cincinnati Enquirer . 2022-08-23.