An Actress (Portrait of Suzanne Santje)
Thomas Eakins, American, 1844 - 1916
Geography:
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1903Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
79 3/4 x 59 7/8 inches (202.6 x 152.1 cm) Framed: 91 x 71 3/8 x 2 inches (231.1 x 181.3 x 5.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
1929-184-23Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Eakins and Miss Mary Adeline Williams, 1929
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1903Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
79 3/4 x 59 7/8 inches (202.6 x 152.1 cm) Framed: 91 x 71 3/8 x 2 inches (231.1 x 181.3 x 5.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1929-184-23Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Eakins and Miss Mary Adeline Williams, 1929
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Suzanne Santje (1873-1947) was a Philadelphia-born actress who studied music in Berlin and drama in Paris. Eakins shows her not on stage but during a private moment in her study, dressed in a vibrant gown and surrounded by objects, including a script of the romantic drama Camille, and a portrait of her father, Charles Shearer Keyser.
