Portrait of Emily Warren Roebling Charles-Émile-Auguste Carolus-Duran (French, 1838-1917). , 1896. Oil on canvas, 89 × 47 1/2 in., 214 lb. ( × cm, ). A Brooklyn Power Couple Washington and Emily Roebling, like many eminent Americans, had their likenesses painted by leading French portraitists. Washington, who served as the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, is depicted seated before a window overlooking the landmark. When he fell ill during construction, Emily assumed all on-site responsibilities and was the first to cross the bridge, in 1883. Emily Roebling was honored
Portrait of Emily Warren Roebling Charles-Émile-Auguste Carolus-Duran (French, 1838-1917). , 1896. Oil on canvas, 89 × 47 1/2 in., 214 lb. ( × cm, ). A Brooklyn Power Couple Washington and Emily Roebling, like many eminent Americans, had their likenesses painted by leading French portraitists. Washington, who served as the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, is depicted seated before a window overlooking the landmark. When he fell ill during construction, Emily assumed all on-site responsibilities and was the first to cross the bridge, in 1883. Emily Roebling was honored at the bridge’s opening ceremony, and her celebrity later extended beyond Brooklyn. She wore the elaborate dress she wears here at her presentation at court in St. James’s Palace in London and at the crowning of the czar and czarina in Moscow. European Art 1896
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