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A Baltimore Watchman
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Baltimore artist, Alfred Jacob Miller was a prolific sketcher. He filled many journals with drawings and captions from the time he was studying in Paris and Rome (1833) until the 1870's. In 1969 a collection of 100 of these sketches was generously donated to the Walters Art Museum by J. William Middendorf II. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater, childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4).
Written at the top of this drawing in pencil: "Recollections" and "One of the Dogberry's of 1825 Balto". Below the drawing in pencil with some corrections in ink is written, "after crying the hour of ten, he slept soundly in his box-- until roused again."
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
L. Vernon Miller, by inheritance; Kennedy Galleries, New York; Mr. and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, New York; given to Walters Art Museum, 1977.
Exhibitions
| 2004 | Recollections of a Baltimore Artist: Sketches by Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874). The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1996 | A Baltimore Watchman: An Exhibition of Drawings by Alfred Jacob Miller. Government House, Annapolis. |
| 1988 | Alfred Jacob Miller: Maryland and the West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Washington College, Chestertown; Frostburg State University, Frostburg; Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Rockville. |
| 1986 | Nineteenth Century Maryland Life. Kanagawa Prefectural Museum, Kanagawa. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/5/1986 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 3/4 × W: 5 7/8 in. (22.2 × 14.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, 1977
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.2553.3