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Source Description
This sketch included the following label from Miller, which sets the scene: "I say Jake, let's beat that feller & tear his fine clothes - he is what they calls a fernal 'ristocrat."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. The varied interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: rural sites, studies after Old Master paintings, illustrations of literature, and comical scenes and characters. This sketch comes from the family album of L. Vernon Miller, which contains works that have passed down through the Miller family directly from the artist."
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Document identity
localId
22126
label
Boy with Yo-Yo Passing Two Other Boys
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
22126
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Boy with Yo-Yo Passing Two Other Boys
description
This sketch included the following label from Miller, which sets the scene: "I say Jake, let's beat that feller & tear his fine clothes - he is what they calls a fernal 'ristocrat."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. The varied interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: rural sites, studies after Old Master paintings, illustrations of literature, and comical scenes and characters. This sketch comes from the family album of L. Vernon Miller, which contains works that have passed down through the Miller family directly from the artist."
provenance
Inherited by L. Vernon Miller, Baltimore [1]; inherited by Katherine B. Miller, Baltimore, 1965; given to Decatur Miller, Baltimore, 1982; given to Walters Art Museum, 1994.[1] passed directly from the artist down through his family.
date
mid 19th century
citationUrl
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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
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cm
width
17.8
height
14.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 x W: 5 9/16 in. (17.8 x 14.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Label] I say Jake
let's beat that feller & tear his fine clothes - he is what they calls a fernal 'ristocrat.
med
pencil and black ink on brown paper
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4486
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EAN
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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d1a451bf8a6b28b2
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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3420a12332de28b5
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no
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no