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Admiral Keith
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Admiral Lord George Keith (1746-1823) was a British naval hero. His image was disseminated in paintings and prints in the early 19th century. This miniature is an example of such commemorative images. WAM 38.641 is a companion piece depicting Admiral Collingwood.
Provenance
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Thomas Footer, Cumberland, MD, before 1921; inherited by Ellen G. Keene, Baltimore, 1921; inherited Mrs. Mary K. Greenblatt, Baltimore and her brother, Cy Keene, Jr., Owings Mills, Maryland, 1994; given to Walters Art Museum, 1995.
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Framed H: 11 5/16 x W: 11 9/16 in. (28.8 x 29.4 cm); image H: 3 1/8 x W: 2 5/16 in. (8 x 5.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Cyril W. Keene
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.
38.642