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Source Description
The subject matter of this drawing is taken from Aesop's Fables and demonstrates the moral that there is strength in unity: the bundle of sticks cannot be broken when they are tied together, they can only be broken when they are taken one at a time.Darley was primarily known as an illustrator in the 19th century. He worked for "Harper's Monthly" and illustrated the works of numerous famous authors of the day, including Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Document identity
localId
10646
label
Parable of the Sticks
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
10646
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Parable of the Sticks
description
The subject matter of this drawing is taken from Aesop's Fables and demonstrates the moral that there is strength in unity: the bundle of sticks cannot be broken when they are tied together, they can only be broken when they are taken one at a time.Darley was primarily known as an illustrator in the 19th century. He worked for "Harper's Monthly" and illustrated the works of numerous famous authors of the day, including Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1855
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11.5
height
17.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 1/2 x W: 6 13/16 in. (11.5 x 17.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower right: Darley
med
wash drawing
creator_ids
6799
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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78e6b33ae06e06c0
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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f02f7a6f50ee1cc4
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
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9d6361ae36403c76
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no