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
Pozzuoli, Bay of Naples, Italy
Object Number:
1950.402
Date:
1877
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 19 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller 1877"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/"Pozzuoli, Bay of Naples"/Composed Feby 15th 1877/8 x 6 Pt. 18 x 14"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink over graphite: "Wm. R. Miller 1887."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems / 'Pozzuoli, Bay of Naples.' / Composed July 15th 1877. / 8 x 6 Pt 18 x 14"
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
