Joseph Oriel Eaton (1829-1875) was an American painter of portraits and figure subjects, both in oil and in water-colours. His most famous work is his portrait of

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, author of the 1851 novel ''

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''.

Personal life

He was married to Emmaline (Emma) Goodwin, great-granddaughter of

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, and granddaughter of

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. The Eatons had seven children: * Son, Frank * Son, William * Son, Charles Sedgwick Eaton (c. 1856-1911) * Daughter, Frances Goodman Eaton (c. 1864 - 1903), married to Simón Bolívar Camacho (1859-1906), the great grand-nephew of

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, the Liberator, and the son of a Venezuelan diplomat Dayton Art Institute - https://daytonart.emuseum.com/people/233/joseph-oriel-eaton, access-date=2024-10-08 Hagley Library - https://www.hagley.org/librarynews/life-salesman-diaries-sim%C3%B3n-bol%C3%ADvar-camacho Hagley Library Archive Photos - https://digital.hagley.org/MSS_2704_01_06#page/24/mode/2up * Daughter, Mary Nelson (c. 1869 – 1948), married Frank Howard Nelson on June 6, 1907, in Montclair, New Jersey. * Daughter, Margaret (c. 1858-1931), married to Swedish Count Henning Gustave Taube, who was a co-founder of

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and brother of Swedish Prime Minister

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. * Son,

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, but later known as Joseph Oriel Eaton II, born 1873 and a co-founder of Eaton Corporation A granddaughter named Margaret Camacho was married to John Stoye on November 6, 1911.

Works

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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. (

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) *A portrait of daughter Mary at age 4 (Cincinnati Art Museum).

Death and legacy

Eaton was elected into the

as an associate academician in 1866. He died in

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in 1875.

References

External links

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