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The Two Brothers

1863

W. Wheldon

Artist, British, active 1863

Medium

oil on wood with carved wood relief
Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Dimensions

overall: 73.3 x 107 cm (28 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
framed: 93.3 x 125.1 x 10 cm (36 3/4 x 49 1/4 x 3 15/16 in.)
Accession

1953.5.39

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Cambridge, Maryland, by 1953; gift to NGA, 1953.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar William Garbisch

Exhibition History

1970

Extended loan for use by the White House, Washington, D.C., 1970-1973.

Bibliography

1985

European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 437, repro.

1992

Hayes, John. British Paintings of the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Centuries. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 324-325, repro. 324.

Inscriptions

lower right: PAINTED / BY W. WHELDON / 1863; on boat: TWO BROTHERS.G35

Wikidata ID

Q20188641

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