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Source Description
Miller identified the prototype for this drawing simply as "French School." It could represent a painting by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860), a French artist who was popularizing "orientalist" subjects during the 1830s.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. The varied interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: rural sites, studies after Old Master paintings, illustrations of literature, and comical scenes and characters. This sketch comes from the family album of L. Vernon Miller, which contains works that have passed down through the Miller family directly from the artist.
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Document identity
localId
438
label
Woman Carrying Jug Through Portal
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
438
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Woman Carrying Jug Through Portal
description
Miller identified the prototype for this drawing simply as "French School." It could represent a painting by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860), a French artist who was popularizing "orientalist" subjects during the 1830s.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. The varied interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: rural sites, studies after Old Master paintings, illustrations of literature, and comical scenes and characters. This sketch comes from the family album of L. Vernon Miller, which contains works that have passed down through the Miller family directly from the artist.
provenance
Inherited by L. Vernon Miller, Baltimore [1]; inherited by Katherine B. Miller, Baltimore, 1965; given to Decatur Miller, Baltimore, 1982; given to Walters Art Museum, 1994.[1] passed directly from the artist down through his family.
date
mid 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.1
height
11.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 9/16 x W: 4 7/16 in. (14.1 x 11.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Label] French School/effects of light
med
pencil, ink, chalk, and wash on paper
creator_ids
4486
3835
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2168
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7527f38cc0e046ed
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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6ccf3d0e9374d272
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no
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no