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Source Description
Baltimore artist, Alfred Jacob Miller was 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. In 1969 a collection of 100 of these sketches was generously donated to the Walters Art Museum by J. William Middendorf II. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater (a large portion being quick figure drawings of the Ravel Pantomime Troupe), childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4)."Like Sinbad, sooner or later, we have dreadful "Old man of the Sea" on our backs, without power to throw him off." -Miller
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Document identity
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24612
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Like Sinbad
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drawing
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24612
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drawing
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title
Like Sinbad
description
Baltimore artist, Alfred Jacob Miller was 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. In 1969 a collection of 100 of these sketches was generously donated to the Walters Art Museum by J. William Middendorf II. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater (a large portion being quick figure drawings of the Ravel Pantomime Troupe), childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4)."Like Sinbad, sooner or later, we have dreadful "Old man of the Sea" on our backs, without power to throw him off." -Miller
provenance
L. Vernon Miller, by inheritance; Kennedy Galleries, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1970, by gift.
date
1825-1870
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
albums (books)
drawings
watercolors
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
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14.6
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11.2
dimensionsRaw
5 3/4 x 4 7/16 in. (14.6 x 11.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Like Sinbad
sooner or later
we have the dreadful ""Old man of the Sea"" on our backs
without power to throw him off.
med
wash on paper
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4486
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none
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