Study after "The Enchanted Monarch"

1886

Frederick Stuart Church

Associated Names
Frederic Stuart Church

Artist, American, 1842 - 1924

This is a drawing of a handwritten letter with a sketch. The drawing features a handwritten letter that includes a sketch in the upper right corner. The sketch depicts a woman seated and holding a wand, with a lion sitting nearby. The letter is written in cursive handwriting and is addressed to "Mr. Prang." The text refers to an oil painting titled "The Enchanted Monarch," representing a woman with a wand interacting with a lion, which is also depicted in the sketch. The letter is signed by F.S. Church and dated May 8th, 1886.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on hand-written letter to Mr. Prang from Frederick Stuart Church

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.32 × 24.77 cm (8 × 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.82

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Castano Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1956; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left in pen and black ink: F. S. Church / May 8th / 86; upper center in purple ballpoint pen by an unknown hand: a / May 16.; right in ink: N.Y. May 8/86 / Dear Mr. Prang, / In the Prize Exhibition / just ofered (not competeing for / the grand prizes) I have a little / oil painting 14 x 16 entitled / The Enchanted Monarch. / Representing a sorcoress with wand / in her hand and a lion looking / up in her face. The picture is copyrighted; left verso in pen and black ink: I had no idea of published it / only selling it as a picture. / Now it occured to me that / you might see it and think / perhaps I was infringing somewhat / on the Lion in Love [underlined] - so I write / It is not the same in composition / or color although similar in / subject I will not allow / any publication of the same but / I want you to be perfectly satis - / fied of this fact which only / occurred to me the other day. / Yours F.S. Church / 58 E 13

Wikidata ID

Q64570747

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