Collection Highlights
Declaration of sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society : adopted at the formation of said society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833
Date:
Publication: 1848-1855
Object Number:
LIB.E449.A53.1848
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Self-Portrait (1818-1893) Sketching in the Woods
Object Number:
1947.356
Date:
1848
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, white lead pigment, black and brown ink, and selective glazing over graphite on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (13.3 x 8.3 cm)
Marks:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "WR. Miller / Weehawken NJ. 1848."
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "WR. Miller / Weehawken NJ. 1848."
Description:
Self-portrait
Gallery Label:
A native of England, Miller came to America in 1845 and from then until his death he lived mainly in New York. He was a prolific landscape painter in watercolor, and he also produced numerous pen and ink sketches for illustrated publications. In this self-portrait he is pictured sketching in one of his favorite haunts at Weehawken on the New Jersey shore of the Hudson River.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Provenance:
George A. Zabriskie, NYC
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
