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Source Description
Strother, a native of Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), trained in New York and later in France and Italy. Returning to America in 1844, he spent a winter in Baltimore, and then settled in Martinsburg. Strother specialized in illustrations for books and magazines, most notably "Harper's Monthly."
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Document identity
localId
32013
label
Obese Man
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
32013
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Obese Man
description
Strother, a native of Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), trained in New York and later in France and Italy. Returning to America in 1844, he spent a winter in Baltimore, and then settled in Martinsburg. Strother specialized in illustrations for books and magazines, most notably "Harper's Monthly."
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1858
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
drawings (visual works)
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.1
height
8.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 9/16 x W: 3 5/16 in. (14.1 x 8.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Dated] lower right: Sept. 10th
1858.
med
pen and pencil on paper
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6500
collection_ids
EAN
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none
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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92d0c8a301225ada
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no
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3
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photo
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no
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no