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Source Description
This portrait depicts the founder of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., William Wilson Corcoran.William T. Walters acted as chairman of the Committee on Works of Art for the Corcoran Gallery from 1873 to 1877 (the gallery opened in 1874). He was assisted by his friends George Lucas and Samuel Avery. Walters purchased both American and European works for the gallery.
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Document identity
localId
8516
label
Portrait of William Wilson Corcoran (1798-1888)
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
8516
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of William Wilson Corcoran (1798-1888)
description
This portrait depicts the founder of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., William Wilson Corcoran.William T. Walters acted as chairman of the Committee on Works of Art for the Corcoran Gallery from 1873 to 1877 (the gallery opened in 1874). He was assisted by his friends George Lucas and Samuel Avery. Walters purchased both American and European works for the gallery.
provenance
William Oliver Stone Sale; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1875-1884, by purchase [at the artist's sale]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1865?
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
portraits
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
71.6
height
56.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 28 3/16 x W: 22 1/8 in. (71.6 x 56.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] Canvas maker stamp stencilled on back: THEODORE KELLEY
ARTISTS' COLORMAN
N.Y.
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
2224
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
484
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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74ab260c4c2ab52b
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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5f9a773b72cff7fc
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no
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no