Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Miss Vincent as Prince Aladdin
Object Number:
1938.252
Date:
ca. 1837
Medium:
Watercolor, paper cut-out, and metal appliqué on lithographed paper
Dimensions:
Frame: 13 1/8 x 11 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 33.3 x 28.9 x 2.9 cm )
Image (viewable): 9 x 7 1/4 in. (22.9 x 18.4 cm)
Marks:
printed: lower center: "Pub as One Act Directs. Jany 19, 1837 by J Fairburn, [?] Minories / MISS VINCENT AS PRINCE ALADDIN"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
