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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 1870's. 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, childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4).Written at the top of this drawing in pencil: "Recollections" and "One of the Dogberry's of 1825 Balto". Below the drawing in pencil with some corrections in ink is written, "after crying the hour of ten, he slept soundly in his box-- until roused again."
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Document identity
localId
11978
label
A Baltimore Watchman
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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11978
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object
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normalized
title
A Baltimore Watchman
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 1870's. 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, childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4).Written at the top of this drawing in pencil: "Recollections" and "One of the Dogberry's of 1825 Balto". Below the drawing in pencil with some corrections in ink is written, "after crying the hour of ten, he slept soundly in his box-- until roused again."
provenance
L. Vernon Miller, by inheritance; Kennedy Galleries, New York; Mr. and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, New York; given to Walters Art Museum, 1977.
date
19th century
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CC0
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en
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drawings (visual works)
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.2
height
14.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 3/4 × W: 5 7/8 in. (22.2 × 14.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] At top in pencil: Recollections/One of the Dogberry's of 1825 Balto; [Inscription] At bottom in pencil and ink: after crying the hour of ten
he slept soundly in his box-- until roused again; [Number] On back at lower edge: 54
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wash on paper
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4486
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Page inventory
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1
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photo
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b53a89396c11147e
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2
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photo
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b3d5c481976a7206
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no
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no