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Fifth Regiment in Mount Vernon Place
(18th and 19th Centuries )
James G. Harwood was regarded as a promising young Baltimore artist when he died mysteriously of gun-shot wounds at the age of 28. Little is known of his career other than that he had studied for a year in New York with William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) and had also enrolled for two years at the Académie Julian in Paris, a popular destination for Americans training in Paris.
In this scene, Harwood has portrayed the Maryland Fifth Regiment marching up Charles Street in Baltimore on a rainy day. Two dates have been suggested for this work, the Defenders' Day celebration in September 1889 or the celebration of the ending of the Spanish-American War on September 7, 1898. On both occasions, it rained.
Provenance
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James Lawrence O'Toole [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1977, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2005-2006 | The Walters' American Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1986 | Nineteenth Century Maryland Life. Kanagawa Prefectural Museum, Kanagawa. |
| 1980 | Harborplace Light Street Pavilion Special Display. Harborplace, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/5/1986 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
USA, Maryland, Baltimore (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Approx. H: 41 x W: 26 1/2 in. (104.14 x 67.31 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of James St. Lawrence O'Toole, 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.
37.2550