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Source Description
Dated March 8, 1815, Leslie's holograph written in the form of an IOU gently mocks the high-flown sentiments of this genre and draws on a long history of satirical depictions of impoverished poets. This holograph is likely to have come into the Walters' collection from that of another Baltimore collector, Robert Gilmor. Gilmor published a catalogue of his collection that he described as "for the use of my friends, that they might know what autographs I had, & consequently what I had not, & which when in their honor to supply would be acceptable."
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Document identity
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12357
label
The Poet
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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12357
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
The Poet
description
Dated March 8, 1815, Leslie's holograph written in the form of an IOU gently mocks the high-flown sentiments of this genre and draws on a long history of satirical depictions of impoverished poets. This holograph is likely to have come into the Walters' collection from that of another Baltimore collector, Robert Gilmor. Gilmor published a catalogue of his collection that he described as "for the use of my friends, that they might know what autographs I had, & consequently what I had not, & which when in their honor to supply would be acceptable."
provenance
Robert Gilmor, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1815
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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holographs
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
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cm
width
24.2
height
20.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/2 x W: 8 in. (24.2 x 20.3 cm)
Source extras
med
ink on paper
creator_ids
2423
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2703
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2863
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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