Book of the Artists. American Artist Life, Comprising Biographical and Critical Sketches of American Artists: Preceded by an Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of Art in America
1867
Artist, American, 1813 - 1871
Artwork overview
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Medium
bound volume of 25 albumen prints and 1 engraving
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 34.61 × 29.21 × 7.3 cm (13 5/8 × 11 1/2 × 2 7/8 in.)
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Accession
2016.117.304
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
William Wilson Corcoran, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1874; acquired by NGA, 2016.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
signed by Aaron Draper Shattuck on mount following page 560, lower right below image in black ink: A.D. Shattuck; signed by Daniel Huntington in engraving following page 320, lower center below image in black ink: D.Huntington P.N.A.; bottom center of title page, pages 57, 163, 287, 541, 595, mount following page 369, 472, verso of mounts following pages 464, 522, stamped in purple ink: The Corcoran Gallery of Art / Washington, D. C.