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Source Description
Brown was already an accomplished portrait painter when he emigrated from England to the United States in 1853. He established himself as a genre painter in New York, specializing in sentimental or humorous scenes that often involved children.Although he usually depicted underprivileged individuals, in this instance he shows subjects who clearly live in comfortable, middle-class circumstances.This work was formerly housed in one of William T. Walters' drawings albums.
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Document identity
localId
21311
label
Girl and Boy Reading on a Sofa
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
21311
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Girl and Boy Reading on a Sofa
description
Brown was already an accomplished portrait painter when he emigrated from England to the United States in 1853. He established himself as a genre painter in New York, specializing in sentimental or humorous scenes that often involved children.Although he usually depicted underprivileged individuals, in this instance he shows subjects who clearly live in comfortable, middle-class circumstances.This work was formerly housed in one of William T. Walters' drawings albums.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1859
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.5
height
14.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 1/2 x W: 5 11/16 in. (16.5 x 14.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signed and dated] lower left: ""J.G. Brown 1859""
med
pencil on paper
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4055
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2180
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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no
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no