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Source Description
John William Hill was born in London in 1812, the son of engraver John Hill. His family followed his father to Philadelphia in 1819 and then moved four years later to New York, where he was apprenticed to his father for the next seven years. Hill served as a topographical artist for the New York State Geological Survey from 1836 to 1841 and provided illustrations for natural history publications from 1842 on. In 1855, on one a trip to prepare a series of views of major North American cities he read John Ruskin's "Modern Painters." Ruskin's ideas significantly changed Hill's direction. Given the lack of a concrete date for this work, it is unclear whether it dates from the period after he read "Modern Painters" or is related to his botanical work.
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Document identity
localId
17633
label
A Rose
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
17633
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
A Rose
description
John William Hill was born in London in 1812, the son of engraver John Hill. His family followed his father to Philadelphia in 1819 and then moved four years later to New York, where he was apprenticed to his father for the next seven years. Hill served as a topographical artist for the New York State Geological Survey from 1836 to 1841 and provided illustrations for natural history publications from 1842 on. In 1855, on one a trip to prepare a series of views of major North American cities he read John Ruskin's "Modern Painters." Ruskin's ideas significantly changed Hill's direction. Given the lack of a concrete date for this work, it is unclear whether it dates from the period after he read "Modern Painters" or is related to his botanical work.
provenance
Acquired by William T. Walters, Baltimore; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
mid 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.4
height
15.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 7/8 x W: 6 in. (17.4 x 15.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Bottom left: J.W. Hill
med
watercolor on paper
creator_ids
5877
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
190
429
1993
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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8c16a5dab26a713e
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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541c4a2667af1ffc
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no
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no