Electrotype Reproductions

1890-1891

James Henry Moser

Associated Names
James Henry Moser

Artist, American, born Canada, 1854 - 1913

This is a drawing of a figure standing on a pedestal. The drawing shows a person in a period costume, including tights and a tunic. The figure is set against an abstract background with patterns and lines. The entire composition is in black ink with detailed linework for texture and depth. At the bottom, there is a handwritten note stating, "Letter to be 3/4 inch long."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 13.65 × 7.94 cm (5 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
    board: 22.07 × 15.56 cm (8 11/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3602

  • Series Title

    1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1892

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue. Washington, DC: Gibson Brothers, 1892, p. 99.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: JHM [artist's monogram]; center right in graphite by unknown hand: - 3/4" -; lower center in graphite by unknown hand: Letter to be 3/4 inch long. / 588075 / 19

Wikidata ID

Q64580402

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