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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 1870s. 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).
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Document identity
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14481
label
Long Time Ago; Our Contraband
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drawing
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4
Source metadata
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14481
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Long Time Ago; Our Contraband
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 1870s. 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).
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, 1973, by gift.
date
1825-1870
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
albums (books)
watercolors
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
16.9
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14.4
dimensionsRaw
Paper support: H: 6 5/8 × W: 5 11/16 in. (16.9 × 14.4 cm)Image and paper: H: 5 5/16 × W: 4 1/4 in. (13.5 × 10.8 cm)Mat: H: 19 5/16 × W: 14 3/16 in. (49 × 36.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Long time ago; Our Contraband.
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watercolor on paper
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4486
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2152
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