Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Collection of 5 Watercolors: "The Spinner", "King Lear on the Heath", Pilgrim Man with Model Ship, Young Woman Polishing a Vase, and Formal Garden with Pool and Fountain
Object Number:
INV.14700
Date:
c. 1905
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink and wash, 3 with scratching out, all on heavy watercolor paper with 4 laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 26 x 20 in. ( 2.5 x 66 x 50.8 cm )
Inscriptions:
Two signed at lower right in brown watercolor: "John Ward Dunsmore"; one signed and inscribed at lower left in brown watercolor: "John Ward Dunsmore / 1905"
Description:
Formal landscaped gardens with pond and fountain; King Lear on the stormy heath, pilgrim man with model ship, The Spinner, Woman polishing a vase.
Credit Line:
Gift of John W. Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
