Portrait of a Man with a Violin and Horn

c. 1880

J. W. Walden

Associated Names
John W. Walden

Artist, American, active c. 1870s

The image displays a man holding a violin and bow across his lap. He is seated and dressed in a light-colored jacket, white shirt, patterned tie, and matching trousers. Next to him on a table with patterned cloth is a brass instrument. The background shows a vintage-styled interior setting.

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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

on verso, center left printed in black ink on applied label perpendicular: J.W. WALDEN'S; center perpendicular: Sycamore; center right perpendicular: PETERSBURG, VA; by Ross Kelbaugh, bottom right in black ink on applied sticker: AF053D

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