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Source Description
Strother, a native of Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), trained in New York and later in France and Italy. Returning to America in 1844, he spent a winter in Baltimore, and then settled in Martinsburg. Strother specialized in illustrations for books and magazines, most notably "Harper's Monthly."
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Document identity
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16857
label
Man Playing the Piano
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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16857
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object
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normalized
title
Man Playing the Piano
description
Strother, a native of Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), trained in New York and later in France and Italy. Returning to America in 1844, he spent a winter in Baltimore, and then settled in Martinsburg. Strother specialized in illustrations for books and magazines, most notably "Harper's Monthly."
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1858
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
drawings (visual works)
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
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cm
width
12.6
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8.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 15/16 x W: 3 3/16 in. (12.6 x 8.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Dated] Below: Sept. 9th
1858
med
pen and pencil on paper
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6500
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EAN
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none
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1
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photo
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00697ab5f0c3fbe9
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photo
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