A Magician

c. 1826

Sir George Hayter

Artist, British, 1792 - 1871

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brush and brown ink over graphite on gray wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.3 x 37.8 cm (10 3/4 x 14 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1995.52.76


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Edward Kennaway, England [1800-1875]; (Sabin Galleries, Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1977-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, no. 48.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, ex 48.

Inscriptions

by later hand, center right verso in graphite: CH / 46/13 / 12 1/4 x 16 3/8 / ON / DARK BROWN. / 4W24

Wikidata ID

Q64631908


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