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Source Description
This lively pencil drawing by an unknown artist shows the bustle of life on the docks. In the foreground of the composition, a diverse group of sailors is being addressed by a "landlubber" in ill-fitting city clothes. Although the drawing is loosely sketched, the artist carefully differentiates between the expressions of the participants and deftly sets the scene of their meeting. The style and subject suggest that the artist had experience as an illustrator for books or journals and that this drawing might have been made in preparation for a printed illustration.
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Document identity
localId
6855
label
Man Talking To Sailors
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
6855
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Man Talking To Sailors
description
This lively pencil drawing by an unknown artist shows the bustle of life on the docks. In the foreground of the composition, a diverse group of sailors is being addressed by a "landlubber" in ill-fitting city clothes. Although the drawing is loosely sketched, the artist carefully differentiates between the expressions of the participants and deftly sets the scene of their meeting. The style and subject suggest that the artist had experience as an illustrator for books or journals and that this drawing might have been made in preparation for a printed illustration.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.8
height
17.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 9/16 x W: 6 15/16 in. (21.8 x 17.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] lower left: R.H.
med
graphite and wash on paper
creator_ids
4058
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2987
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
89a97f1f39cfc350