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Joseph Oriel Eaton
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For his son who created Eaton Corporation, see Joseph Oriel Eaton II.
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.
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Born | (1829-02-08)February 8, 1829, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | February 7, 1875(1875-02-07) (aged 45), Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, U.S |
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