National Historic Landmark-Thomas Eakins House

Noted American painter Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) lived in this mid-19th century 4-story townhouse almost his entire life.

His unrelentingly realistic, often uncomplimentary portraits eschew surface expression to focus on inner truth and character.

Walt Whitman initially disliked his 1887 portrait, but came to understand that The more I get to realize it, the profounder seems its insight.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

Image courtesy Library of Congress Historic American Building Survey