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Far o’er the Deep Blue Sea
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Alfred Jacob Miller executed this print as the cover for sheet music distributed by the Baltimore music publisher George Willig, Jr. "Far o'er the Deep Blue Sea" was composed by John H. Hewitt with lyrics by R. H. Pratt. Arranged for voice and piano, it was intended to appeal to the large popular market for music to perform in the home. The song opens with a dream of sailing away in the boat of a daring sailor:
The moon is beaming brightly love,
Upon the deep blue sea-
A trusty crew is waiting near
For thee, dear girl, for thee!
Then leave thy downy couch, my love,
And with thy sailor, flee;
His gallant bark shall bear thee safe,
Far o'er the deep blue sea.
Provenance
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Alfred J. Miller (?), Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1966, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2011 | Setting Sail: Drawings of the Sea from WAM. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 1/2 x W: 7 1/2 in. (24.2 x 19.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred J. Miller (?), 1966
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.
93.50