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Source Description
Oertel painted religious subjects as well as portraits. He was born in Bavaria and studied painting and engraving in Munich. He emigrated to American in 1848, settling in Newark, New Jersey. During the next two decades he earned his way by teaching art, painting portraits, engraving banknotes and designing ceiling decorations for the House of Representative in Washington D.C. In 1871 he became a priest of the Protestant Episcopal Church and for over twenty years he served parishes in North and South Carolina, District of Columbia, Tennessee, Missouri and Maryland. His work is represented at the University of the South and in many churches, including the National Cathedral at Washington.
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Document identity
localId
9705
label
Merino Sheep
core
obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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9705
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Merino Sheep
description
Oertel painted religious subjects as well as portraits. He was born in Bavaria and studied painting and engraving in Munich. He emigrated to American in 1848, settling in Newark, New Jersey. During the next two decades he earned his way by teaching art, painting portraits, engraving banknotes and designing ceiling decorations for the House of Representative in Washington D.C. In 1871 he became a priest of the Protestant Episcopal Church and for over twenty years he served parishes in North and South Carolina, District of Columbia, Tennessee, Missouri and Maryland. His work is represented at the University of the South and in many churches, including the National Cathedral at Washington.
provenance
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acqisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1860
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
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cm
width
14
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18.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/2 x W: 7 1/4 in. (14 x 18.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature and date] Lower right: J.A. Oertel
1860; [Inscription] On reverse: Merino Sheep
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pencil on paper
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6620
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EAN
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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