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1890-1891

James Henry Moser

Associated Names
James Henry Moser

Artist, American, born Canada, 1854 - 1913

This is a drawing of an ornamental framed title with ribbons. The image features an intricately drawn rectangular frame positioned at the center, with decorative ribbons swirling around it. Above and below the frame, there are additional flourishes resembling vegetation or stylized leaves. The center of the frame contains text that appears to be a title, reading "BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF PAINTERS."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 6.35 × 15.56 cm (2 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)
    board: 11.43 × 17.15 cm (4 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3603

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, pp. 109, 129, 137, 143.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: JHM [artist's monogram]; upper center in graphite by unknown hand (upside down): Make cut as wide as the page will allow / Mortise - 6 Elecs; center in graphite by unknown hand (upside down): BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX / OF PAINTERS; lower center in graphite by unknown hand (upside down): - 4 3/8" -; lower left in graphite by unknown hand (upside down): 88577 / 6/8

Wikidata ID

Q64580417

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