Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
"My First Moonlight"
Object Number:
1955.150
Date:
1892
Medium:
Black ink and wash, white gouache, and graphite on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 9 3/4 in. ( 33 x 24.8 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller Del./Augt 24th 1892, 744 Broadway"
inscription: lower right: "Marine Series/No [blank]"
inscription: upper: "Marine Series No [blank]/16 x 12/"My First Moonlight"/Composed Augt 24th 1892/9 x 7"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. Del. / Augt. 24th 1892. 744 Broadway."; inscribed at lower right inside image: "Marine Series / No"; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Marine Series No / 16 x 12 / 'My First Moonlight.' / Composed Augt 24th 1892. / 9 x 7."
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
