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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."This example is believed to show the artist's first wife Anne seated at a piano in the Strother family's hotel in Berkeley Springs. It served as a basis for a wood-engraving appearing in John Esten Cooke's novel, "Ellie," or, "The Human Comedy," Richmond, 1855.
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Document identity
localId
4018
label
Mrs. Strother at the Piano
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obj
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drawing
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3
Source metadata
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4018
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contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Mrs. Strother at the Piano
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."This example is believed to show the artist's first wife Anne seated at a piano in the Strother family's hotel in Berkeley Springs. It served as a basis for a wood-engraving appearing in John Esten Cooke's novel, "Ellie," or, "The Human Comedy," Richmond, 1855.
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1855
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.7
height
14.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 15/16 x W: 5 13/16 in. (17.7 x 14.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Bottom center: June 1855. / Berkeley Springs
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pencil and wash on paper
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6500
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EAN
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2180
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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no
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photo
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