Benjamin H. Rand

Benjamin Howard Rand (October 1, 1827 – February 14, 1883) was an American academic physician at Jefferson Medical College.

[1] He is depicted in Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand, an 1874 painting by Thomas Eakins.

It is oil on canvas and depicts Rand reading a book while petting a cat.

Rand had taught Eakins high school chemistry.

[2] In April 2007, the portrait of Rand was purchased by Alice L. Walton for an estimated US$20 million and will be housed at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.