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Country Seat of Reverdy Johnson
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This Italianate villa in Baltimore County was the country home of Reverdy Johnson. Regarded as one of the most gifted jurists of his generation, Johnson served in the U.S. senate and as the American Ambassador to Great Britain.
The artist noted that the trees and house were in shadow and were "cutting against the sky."
This sketch comes from the family album of L. Vernon Miller, which contains works that have passed down through the Miller family directly from the artist.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Inherited by L. Vernon Miller, Baltimore [1]; inherited by Katherine B. Miller, Baltimore, 1965; given to Decatur Miller, Baltimore, 1982; given to Walters Art Museum, 1994.
[1] passed directly from the artist down through his family.
Exhibitions
| 1996-1997 | The Recollections of Alfred Jacob Miller. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
USA, Maryland, Baltimore County (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/2 × W: 8 5/16 in. (14 × 21.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Decatur and Sally Miller, 1994
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.2691