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Source Description
Baltimore artist Alfred Jacob Miller is known primarily for his paintings of the American West, but his interests extended beyond this subject. A prolific sketcher, he filled many journals with drawings and captions from the time he was studying in Paris and Rome (1833) until the 1870's. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater (a large portion being quick figure drawings of the Ravel Pantomime Troupe), studies of works by the Old Masters, literary illustrations, childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters.
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Document identity
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77797
label
Untitled: Study of a Horsecart
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book
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2
Source metadata
id
77797
contentType
book
stage
normalized
title
Untitled: Study of a Horsecart
description
Baltimore artist Alfred Jacob Miller is known primarily for his paintings of the American West, but his interests extended beyond this subject. A prolific sketcher, he filled many journals with drawings and captions from the time he was studying in Paris and Rome (1833) until the 1870's. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater (a large portion being quick figure drawings of the Ravel Pantomime Troupe), studies of works by the Old Masters, literary illustrations, childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters.
provenance
Alfred Jacob Miller, Jr.; Norton Asner, Baltimore, 1959 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, June 11, 1968, by purchase.
date
1855-1859
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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albums (books)
watercolors
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2
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2
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no
Source extras
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.8
height
21.6
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black and white washes on gray paper
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4486
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EAN
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none
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 3/16 x W: 8 1/2 in. (20.8 x 21.6 cm)
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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3502ddf372559d84
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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5bea12a72f67f11c
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no
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no